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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.
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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.
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...
The blackout in Spain was not caused by a cyberattack but by the worst possible attack—that of politicians against their own citizens.
Although he has temporarily suspended his threatened tariffs, President Trump‘s demands for “fair trade” make no sense economically speaking. Trump‘s demands of Vietnam alone...
Trump has no plans to get rid of payroll taxes, and he has no plans to make big cuts to spending. This virtually guarantees...
Five years ago, covid madness descended upon the ruling elites, pushing a public health totalitarianism that destroyed lives and impoverished millions of Americans. And...
Trump economic adviser Peter Navarro has condemned multi-billion-dollar investments by BMW in South Carolina as “bad for our economics.” The comments reflect a greater...
While President Trump‘s tariffs certainly are causing economic harm, they alone could not cause a recession had there not already been years of artificial...
Bob challenges the conventional wisdom around Triffin’s dilemma, arguing that persistent U.S. trade deficits aren’t necessary for dollar dominance—and that Ron Paul had it...
The purpose of the Journal of Prices and Markets was to improve the understanding of the role of markets in the economy.
The presidency—by which I mean the executive State—is the sum total of American tyranny. The other branches of government, including the presidentially appointed Supreme...
Tariff supporters claim that implementing tariffs will result in new jobs at home. What they fail to point out is that many people depend...