Federal Reserve surveys warn of rising inflation and food costs in 2026
It turns out printing $6 trillion during the Covid Panic has some longer term effects.
Moloch in the Regulatory State
Regulatory systems are infamous for creating “traps” in seem to be impervious to reform. Regulators seek to “drain the swamp,” ...
Swiss voters reject proposal for population cap
Switzerland’s population has grown far faster than that of surrounding EU states, rising by 23% since the free movement agreement ...
Natanyahu has failed in Iran (so far)
US-Israel's plan to make Iran a failed state like Syria has failed. The US didn't even get Iran's enriched uranium.
The Fear of the Signal: Why the State Urgently Wants to Bind Prediction Markets
Prediction markets, while obviously imperfect, still work well because people voluntarily put their money where their beliefs are. Naturally, the ...
The Ignoramus-in-Chief Declares: “I Love the Inflation”
That wasn’t a misquote; Trump actually said I love the inflation—do take a moment to let that sink in.
Sound Money, Artificial Intelligence, and the Pope
Unfortunately, the Pope does not understand the role that monetary inflation plays in fueling AI's excesses. If he did, he ...
Trump Administration Veers from the Rule of Law in Singling Out Anthropic’s Latest Models
Kevin T. Frazier With July 4th looming, it’s tragically poetic that the country is again facing the question of how ...
The Fed’s Real Job: Propping Up Dollar Reserve Currency Status
Alexander Salter and Joshua Hendrickson argue that the Fed's actual institutional role is to backstop U.S. dollar hegemony.
Why Politicians Lie—and How Easy Money Keeps the Boom Alive
Mark Thornton reviews John Mearsheimer’s Why Do Politicians Lie? and connects political deception abroad to the Fed-driven distortions now warping ...
