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According to an outmoded US law, the American government must account for the more than 8,100 tons of gold it owns at the now...
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William Nordhaus coined the term “Political Business Cycle” a half-century ago. The idea was that government authorities, particularly the central bank, would manipulate the...
Amtrak is always on the verge of reviving intercity rail traffic in the US, or at least that is what politicians want us to...
Mark Thornton digs into the gold-silver ratio—its wild swings, its history, and what it might mean for investors and the world at large.
The late P.T. Bauer provided much insight into the issue of the so-called First World sending aid to Third World nations in the name...
According to an outmoded US law, the American government must account for the more than 8,100 tons of gold it owns at the now...
President Trump has suggested that the government eliminate the personal income tax and replace it with tariffs. While some may champion that proposal, the...
Contrary to many historical narratives, pre-colonial African countries did have sophisticated diplomatic traditions. The Igbo people of what is now southeastern Nigeria are well-known...
Recordings of the 2025 Austrian Economics Research Conference at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, March 21-22, 2025.
The philosopher Karl Popper was a strong critic of Marx, his system, and especially his reliance on historicism. Unfortunately, as David Gordon points out,...
President Trump has suggested that the government eliminate the personal income tax and replace it with tariffs. While some may champion that proposal, the...
Our current paper fiat money system comes from a long process of building up state power that destroyed private money, ended truly private banking,...
Sen. Tommy Tuberville recently claimed that Trump‘s tariffs will improve the economy, but only after a period of painful adjustment. “No pain, no gain,”...
Although tariffs and other issues are getting the most news coverage, a harbinger of recession is looming: the slow collapse of commercial real estate...
President Andrew Johnson, who is best known for being the first president to be impeached, vetoed protectionist legislation that looked to raise tariffs on...