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Wall Street to the Fed: Inflation Is Over. Give Us More Easy Money!
The problem here not that the central bank is "setting" the "wrong" interest rate. The problem is the Fed has...
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Call Rent Control What It Really Is: Theft
Rent control is all the rage with progressives, with several states and localities trying to impose it. However, when people...
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How “Squatter Democracy” Created America’s First Welfare Program
After 1820, growing numbers of propertyless squatters were voters, and this was an opportunity for politicians to offer cheap land...
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Two More Elephants in Your Electric Vehicle
On this week's episode, Mark summarizes the many problems with EVs, and focuses on two consequences funded by taxpayer subsidy. Large,...
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Paleoconservatives Need Better Critics
Paul Gottfried is no stranger to criticism from “conservative” gatekeepers. Like his friend and colleague Murray Rothbard, Gottfried has been...
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To Smoke or Not to Smoke: The Cigarette Economy in Postwar Germany, 1945–48
During the three years after World War II, Germans—facing a ruined economy and wildly depreciating currency—turned to cigarettes as a...
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MMT’s Warren Mosler Argues Fed Rate Hikes Cause Growth and Inflation
Bob walks through a recent interview of MMT champion Warren Mosler, in which he claims that Fed rate hikes lead...
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The Backstops for Banks Are Full of Holes
First Republic, Signature Bank, and Silicon Valley Bank have all failed, and that’s not the only thing they have in...
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The GDPR Paradox: Empowering Government in the Name of Data Protection
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation supposedly protects people from government data abuse. In reality, it empowers governments. Original...
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When Slave Owners Chose Federal Power over Local Sovereignty
A recurring theme in American politics is the cynical use of federal power by those who simultaneously pretend to favor...
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