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The Myth of “Economic Power”
In an age of large (and often state-protected) corporations, interventionists cite “economic power” as justification for their preferred policy. But, as the late Austrian economist Murray Rothbard explains, so-called “economic power” is essentially different from state coercion. The following article was originally published by the Mises Institute. The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those […]
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Interest Rates Should Be Higher, Not Lower
Along with Trump, market watchers are salivating for rate cuts. But rates should be higher, not lower—and in a free market, they would be. In a free market, interest rates are determined by the supply and demand for credit. Savers provide capital (supply) while borrowers like businesses, consumers, and governments create demand. Rates would reflect […]
Optimism Alone Can’t Fix the Economy
Many economists and businesses look to survey data to judge the state of the economy. These data can provide interesting insight and will certainly sway markets, but whether they can actually capture real economic phenomena is up for debate.
Why Business Must Keep its Hands Out of Regulation
Even free of outside interest, the government would still create inefficiencies and have numerous conflicts of interest, but a recurring core of over regulation and poor governmental choices is interference by businesses. While there are many legal paths to this, they most often end very poorly for both citizens and most businesses. Business interference in […]
Sound Money, Not Tariffs: The Key to Economic Prosperity
The American economy is under assault from two sides. With inflationary central banks seeking to undermine the dollar and protectionist populists looking to restrict free trade abroad, it’s crucial for the incoming Trump administration to fight for economic freedom on both fronts. The following article was originally published by the Mises Institute. The opinions expressed […]
Peter Schiff: FEMA Makes Hurricanes Worse
In this week’s episode, Peter offers an important reminder: the government has a strong incentive to bend the truth with their data, especially when we’re less than a month out from an election. Beyond this, Peter spends time discussing the proliferation of free market ideas on X, declares Grover Cleveland to be the last good […]
Schiff on TWIM: Governments Gouge, Not Companies
Last week, Peter appeared on This Week in Mining with Jay Martin. They spend a good chunk of time discussing the logic (or illogic) or price controls, de-dollarization, and the possibility of a commodities boom in the post-COVID economy. This is Peter’s second appearance on Jay’s show this year. You can view his first interview […]
Kamalanomics: Robbing the Future to Appease the Present
As the 2024 presidential race ramps up, Vice President Kamala Harris has unveiled an economic agenda that she claims will lower costs for American families and boost economic growth. However, her proposals reveal a reliance on heavy-handed government intervention that will harm the very people she aims to help. At the core of Harris’ approach […]
Free Minds and Free Markets: It’s Your Dime Interview with Reason’s Nick Gillespie
From the moment we enter the education system, we’re taught that government provides a benevolent hand that guides the economy and protects its citizens. For more than 50 years, Reason Magazine has been exposing the cracks in this narrative, contrasting the heavy hand of government with the beauty of free minds and free markets. In […]