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For the first time since 1996, central banks’ foreign exchange holdings hold more gold than US Treasuries.
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Is silver “manipulated,” or are fundamentals doing the work? Mark Thornton sifts the evidence and finds a simpler story.
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Despite the claims from many historians that they just report the facts, the study of history is highly ideological and historians often depend upon...
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If stablecoins continue to expand, the architecture of monetary control will inevitably change.
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How did Murray Rothbard view Ronald Reagan’s legacy? A mood of blind “feel-good” Americanism, entrenched big government, and the evisceration of libertarian gains—leaving only...
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Total job gains have now averaged a paltry 29,000 for the past three months. The job growth we do see is part-time work.
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Nixon’s 1971 decision didn’t just close a gold window—it opened the door to a fiat future of perpetual inflation, asset bubbles, moral hazard, and...
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President Trump’s attempts to remake federal agencies has generated fierce opposition from progressives, who believe that government led by experts can solve most of...
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When most people speak of the founders of the United States, Thomas Paine rarely comes to mind. However, few men were more influential in...
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Conservatives increasingly oppose the socialist State of Israel, and want out of the US’s pro-Israel wars. The old guard is very mad about this.
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Profits and losses play an important role in a free market system. However, as government intervenes to protect politically-connected firms from losses, the entire...
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Cook allegedly committed mortgage fraud, but the prosecution is really part of an effort to put more Trump personnel on the Fed Board of...
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This does not bode well for new potential workers entering the labor force. Remarkably, things look especially bad for recent college graduates.