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Herbert Hoover: Rethinking the Free-Market Narrative
As this country approaches recession territory, interventionist myths about past recessions will only gain traction among the media and political class. One particularly egregious example– President Hoover’s role in the Great Depression– needs to be corrected.
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Gold Is the Solution for Financial Crises — Not the Cause
Most people have a sense of history that goes back about two weeks. This is especially true in the world of investing and finance. As a result, people have a hard time seeing the big picture. For instance, a lot of people think the current inflation crisis was only due to the Fed failing to […]
The Story of Benjamin Strong: How Fatal Conceit Wrecks Economies
In an article we published last week, Peter Schmidt highlighted what he called the “fatal conceit” of modern Keynesian economics. These economists, central bankers and politicians think they can plan, direct and guide the economy through their great wisdom and application of their economic models. But as economist Friedrich Hayek explained, the central planners’ arrogance ignores […]
Money Printing Does Not Do an Economy Good
The following article was written by Peter Schmidt. Any views expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Peter Schiff or SchiffGold. When Nixon closed the gold window in August 1971, the US found itself in exactly the same economic circumstances as Britain had in September 1931 when she reneged on her gold […]
Ben Bernanke and Company Pass “Chapter 9” with Flying Colors
A 1980s era Far Side cartoon featured a veterinary student named Doreen studying equine medicine in Chapter 9 of her textbook. On the left-hand side of the page was a list of horse ailments. They included things like a broken leg, infected eye, runny nose, and a fever to name just a few. On the […]