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TSA Breakdown in Atlanta – The Cost of Government Non-Delivery

Central planning– be it of regulation, banking, or security– never produces the correct incentives for efficient economic activity. When economic analysis is applied to the latest debacle with TSA, it’s obvious that such a failure of service would never occur in a free market. The following article was originally published by the Mises Institute. The […]

TTM Trade Deficit Collapses to pre-2001 Levels Relative to GDP

The Trade Deficit is one of the two components of the ‘twin deficits’; the other being the federal budget deficit. The trade deficit used to be a number that received a ton of attention in the 1980s and 1990s because it was determined to be a strong gauge of the strength and weakness in the […]

The Abolition of Traffic

Government control of roads and public transit was promised to guarantee accessibility, efficiency, and high-quality service. The time it takes most people who want a house or an affordable apartment to get to work is a clear sign that this has failed. While it would be easy to go into the theoretical problems and issues […]

Schiff on Capital Cosm: Buy Gold, Dump Crypto

In his latest Capital Cosm interview, Peter lays out a clear case for gold as the reliable hedge against policy-driven inflation and economic turmoil. He links recent market moves to central bank behavior, wartime spending, and a rotation out of Bitcoin into metal, arguing investors should rethink the digital-gold narrative. The conversation touches on liquidity, […]

We Need More Government… Clarifying Property Right

Many forms of regulation have an origin story rooted in a historical example of a business damaging everyone around for quick gain. These examples of negative externalities show something that can apparently only be fixed by regulation. If a business is allowed freedom and they used it to damage the common good, the government that […]

The Working Americans’ Tax Cut Act Robs Peter to Pay Paul

If you listen to politicians in Washington, the Working Americans’ Tax Cut Act proposed by Virginia Representative Don Beyer sounds like a gift to the middle class. But by decreasing taxes for some by increasing them for others, it only robs Peter to pay Paul. A tax decrease that is financed by a simultaneous tax […]

CFTC CoTs: Managed Money was Responsible for the gold sell-off in January but not March

Please note: the CoTs report was published 03/27/2026 for the period ending 03/24/2026. “Managed Money” and “Hedge Funds” are used interchangeably. The Commitment of Traders report is a weekly publication that shows the breakdown of ownership in the Futures market. For every contract, there is a long and a short, so the net positioning will […]

Gold & Silver Bottom, Bitcoin Cracks as War and Oil Spike Hit Markets

Peter Schiff reviews a volatile week in markets, arguing gold and silver likely put in a bottom after briefly breaking prior lows and closing higher. He contrasts that with major stock indexes sliding deeper into correction territory, which he says could turn into a bear market if the war drags on. Schiff focuses on oil […]

Schiff vs. Moss: Gold is the Superior Reserve Currency

On Thursday, Peter faced off against Mark Moss in a ZeroHedge debate to lay out a clear, market-focused case for gold and a skeptical case against Bitcoin. He argues that central banks are quietly shifting away from the dollar into gold because they no longer trust the ability of the U.S. government to repay debt […]

Disruptors of the State’s Educational Monopoly

Since the advent of public education, the state has had a monopoly on accessible K-12 education. However, the monopolistic nature of their situation let them to seek rent in several ways that greatly damaged their ability to sustain such a powerful role. Although private schools served as a competitor for more wealthy students, for most […]