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March 05, 2025
Originally posted by Ryan McMaken at Mises.org: Rand Paul, Elon Musk, and several others, have recently called for an audit of the US government’s gold holdings. This has reminded many Americans that the US government owns a hoard of gold—of 261 mill ...
March 05, 2025
Originally posted by Brandon Smith at Alt-Market.US: The term “protectionism” is generally treated as a pejorative in the economic world, akin to “isolationism” and “populism”. In an era where globalism is treated as the end-all-be-all of soc ...
March 02, 2025
Originally posted by Brandon Smith at Alt-Market: In the lead up to the 2024 presidential elections in the US the Biden Administration in collusion with UK, European and Ukrainian partners devised a plan to “Trump Proof” the war in Ukraine. In othe ...
February 28, 2025
Guest post from MN Gordon at Economic Prism: No little boy or girl says they want to be a stiff at a government agency when they grow up. Suppose you were an average student in high school without any real academic focus. Your guidance counselor told you ...
February 28, 2025
Originally posted by William L. Anderson at the Mises Institute: Once upon a time, in a land known as Washington, DC, the experts wisely governed the people, and the people were happy. Everything from the nation’s nuclear arsenal to the Internal Revenu ...
February 27, 2025
Originally posted by Mike McDaniel at American Thinker: Imagine you’re an operative for a government law enforcement agency gone Stasi. Your power over the lives of others is near-absolute. You can destroy anyone who even thinks of opposing you or yo ...
February 26, 2025
Originally posted by Ryan McMaken at the Mises Institute: In recent days, President Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Senator Rand Paul, and some others have pressed for an audit of the US gold reserves, with a special focus on the gold at Fort Knox. This is perfectly r ...
February 23, 2025
Originally posted by Daniel Lacalle on his personal blog: Politicians in Europe are using the JD Vance and Trump external enemy excuse to disguise the existential problem of a system that is crumbling. The statist nightmare built around what politician ...
February 23, 2025
Originally posted on Mises.com: Bureaucracy is necessarily hierarchical, first because of the Iron Law of Oligarchy, and secondly because bureaucracy grows by adding more subordinate layers. Since, lacking a market, there is no genuine test of “merit” in go ...
February 22, 2025
Originally posted by David Stockman on LewRockwell.com: They must be sweating bullets in the Washington Swamp. Kash Patel was just confirmed by a 51-49 Senate vote as FBI director, and that means there is going to be a caravan of DOGE trucks hauling out the dea ...
February 19, 2025
Summary Greg Hunter interviews Catherine Austin Fitts on the latest in totalitarian tyranny including the chance of digital IDs. ...
February 16, 2025
Originally posted by MN Gordon on Economic Prism: Gold continues its push towards $3,000 per ounce. Has it risen too far, too fast? One year ago, an ounce of gold could be bought for about $2,000 per ounce. Since then, the price of an ounce of gold has ...
February 16, 2025
“All my best investments were in networks that everyone needed, no one could stop, and few understood. Bitcoin is the monetary network.” ~ Michael Saylor Written by Bryan Lutz, Editor at Dollarcollapse.com: With more economic crisis co ...
February 15, 2025
Originally posted by Jacob G. Hornberger at The Future of Freedom Foundation: President Trump has ordered the U.S. Mint to stop producing pennies. The reason is that it’s too costly to produce them. It costs the Mint nearly four cents to produce one pe ...
February 13, 2025
Originally posted by Ryan McMaken on Mises.com: Ray Dalio, the billionaire founder of hedge fund firm Bridgewater Associates, has warned that the UK could be heading for a “debt death spiral”, in which it has to borrow more and more money to service ...
February 12, 2025
“When you buy into a huge oil production company, how it works out is going to depend on the price of oil to a great extent. It’s not going to be your geological home runs or super mistakes or anything like that. It is an investment that depends o ...
February 08, 2025
Summary Doug Casey critiques Trump’s impractical proposals regarding Gaza and Greenland, expressing concerns about their financial implications, potential for increased conflict, and the need for systemic reform in a corrupt government. Geop ...
February 07, 2025
Originally posted by Tho Bishop on Mises.com: In 1992, Murray Rothbard outlined a strategy for confronting the American regime that relied on transforming critiques of state intervention into a full front culture war. In his words, the intellectual batt ...
February 06, 2025
Summary Bitcoin and gold are evaluated as potential forms of money in the context of Austrian economics, emphasizing their roles as alternatives to fiat currencies like the dollar, while highlighting the importance of public trust and acceptance in deter ...
February 06, 2025
Originally posted by Ryan McMaken on Mises.org: As immigration levels have grown in many Western countries, concerns over the politically destabilizing effects of large-scale migration have prompted a continuing debate over citizenship. As we’ve noted ...
February 05, 2025
Originally posted by Tom DiLorenzo on Mises.org: If there is anything we have learned from the American welfare state it is that from the very beginning it created a moral hazard problem whereby paying people for not working incentivizes them to drop out ...
February 02, 2025
Originally posted by Ryan McMaken on Mises.com: The issue of California secession isn’t going away. Last week, the California secretary of state approved a new ballot measure on secession for the signature gathering phase of the initiative process. If ...
January 31, 2025
Guest post from MN Gordon at Economic Prism: By his appearance, Jack Vale is a regular unassuming middle-aged man. He could be the guy in the flannel shirt that sells charcoal to you at your local hardware store. Offering tips on how to best smoke a Bost ...
January 28, 2025
Originally posted by David Stockman on LewRockwell.com: The case for getting out of NATO now encompasses four fundamental propositions: First, the Federal budget has become a self-fueling fiscal doomsday machine, even as the Fed has run out of capacity t ...
January 25, 2025
Summary Inflation and sovereign debt are likely to lead to a monetary collapse before 2030, positioning Bitcoin as a crucial solution for navigating the impending financial crisis and driving a shift in investment strategies. Monetary Reset and Ec ...
January 24, 2025
Guest post by MN Gordon at Economic Prism: Despite the reformers’ endless efforts to encircle mankind, there are those who persist beyond the broad extent of their casted nets. In the backwaters of the Republic, for instance, the distant rumble and flicker of ...
January 24, 2025
Summary Bitcoin’s performance is closely tied to the US economic cycle, with potential for significant price increases if the economy accelerates, despite its volatility and challenges in being recognized as a safe haven asset. Econom ...
January 13, 2025
Summary Advancing technology and societal control are leading to a dystopian future that threatens genuine human connection, urging the need for personal sovereignty, spiritual growth, and unity to reclaim freedom of expression. Digital Control an ...
January 12, 2025
Originally posted by Charles Hugh Smith on Oftwominds.com: When 21% interest rate credit cards are the only thing keeping the lid on awakening and revolt, that’s not a sustainable fix. The easy credit, high interest rate swindle has been a financial featu ...
January 12, 2025
Summary House Republicans, led by Speaker Mike Johnson, face significant challenges in implementing promised government spending cuts due to political pressures and a lack of transparency, highlighting the need for active public demand for accountability ...
January 10, 2025
https://youtu.be/8cT6utGotnE Summary The shifting dynamics in social media and politics, particularly involving figures like Zuckerberg, Musk, and Trump, highlight the challenges of adapting to changing user demographics, ideological conflicts, and the b ...
January 05, 2025
Summary The events of 1913, including the 17th Amendment, the introduction of the income tax, and the creation of the Federal Reserve, marked a significant shift from federalism and state sovereignty to increased federal control and government interventi ...
January 04, 2025
Summary Government relief spending exacerbates recessions by distorting economic equilibrium, misallocating resources, and undermining the principles of sustainable investment and production. Austrian Business Cycle Theory Hayek’s “Prices and ...
January 03, 2025
Summary The H1B visa controversy underscores cultural tensions and societal issues stemming from India’s socio-economic challenges, raising concerns about the impact of Indian immigration on Western values and stability. Cultural and Social ...
December 21, 2024
Summary Russia’s aggressive actions are driven by a defensive realist approach in response to NATO’s expansion and historical vulnerabilities, aiming to preserve its sovereignty and national interests rather than pursuing imperial ambitions. ...
December 21, 2024
They Are Mercilessly Defiling Society at its Base: The Next Generation [Note from TriTorch: Hello good folks, thiswill likely be a very difficult read. After all, when you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares into you. And this is the abyss. Unmoor your boats ...
December 20, 2024
Summary Political instability in Europe, particularly in Romania, poses significant threats to democracy and justice, while also reflecting broader concerns about the reliability of democratic processes and the potential for societal unrest in the U.S. and beyo ...
December 19, 2024
Summary The political narrative framing Donald Trump as a threat to democracy is being used by Democrats and establishment Republicans to gain support for Biden and Harris, despite a disconnect with voter priorities and concerns about the integrity of de ...
December 19, 2024
Originally posted by Charles Hugh Smith on Oftwominds.com: All three pillars propping up workforce spending are cracking. Plan accordingly. Karl Marx and Henry Ford both understood the key pillar of an industrial economy: the workforce has to earn enough ...
December 16, 2024
Guest post from Shan N., an Economist based in India. He is the author of the recently published book “RIP U$D: 1971-202X …and the Way Forward” and can be contacted at shan@plus43capital.com — Prologue: The adoption of Keynesian Economics by policymak ...
December 14, 2024
Summary Politicians exploit the misconception of tariffs as non-taxes to promote protectionist policies that ultimately harm consumers and the economy, despite claims of national defense and economic prosperity. Economic Impact of Tariffs Protectionist t ...
December 06, 2024
Written by Shan N, author of “RIP U$D: 1971-202X …and the Way Forward”: A mere recital of the economic policies of governments all over the world is calculated to cause any serious student of economics to throw up his hands in despair. What possibl ...
December 01, 2024
Originally posted by Ryan McMaken at Mises.org: The Thanksgiving holiday in the United States has a checkered past. Its more recent origins lie largely in government attempts at pushing propagandistic narratives. For example, Abraham Lincoln demanded Ame ...
November 27, 2024
Written by Shan N., author of RIP USD: RIP USD: 1971 – 202X …and the Way Forward: The idea of DOGE—Department of Government Efficiency—is at the core of Trump’s plan to stave off America’s onrushing bankruptcy. The threat of bankruptc ...
November 24, 2024
Summary Abolishing unnecessary and unconstitutional government agencies is essential for restoring accountability, efficiency, and individual liberties in the face of current political challenges and bureaucratic inefficiencies. Deep State and Gov ...
November 23, 2024
Summary Bitcoin serves as a transformative force that empowers individuals to reclaim financial control, fosters personal growth and community values, and challenges traditional monetary systems, ultimately promoting societal improvement. Bitcoin& ...
November 22, 2024
Summary International trade is essential for economic growth and consumer access, but misconceptions about tariffs and trade deficits can obscure the benefits and complexities of global trade dynamics. Trade Benefits and Misconceptions In internat ...
November 20, 2024
Summary Trump’s foreign policy is expected to prioritize anti-interventionism and diplomatic solutions, particularly in Ukraine and the Middle East, while facing challenges from military bureaucracy and shifting geopolitical dynamics, all amid a ba ...
October 03, 2024
Summary Society’s growing obsession with attention-seeking behaviors undermines the value of genuine accomplishments and meaningful contributions to progress and well-being. Societal Attention Shift In modern society, people seek attention t ...
June 19, 2024
Dear Reader, My name is Mark Jeftovic, the new publisher of The Daily Bell. This site has been through a lot of iterations, publishers and editors – and today continues with another one. Sort of like “Dr Who”, except instead of injecting avata ...
