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July 22, 2026 Original Analysis

The Austrian Anthropology

Austrian economics does not reduce people to mechanisms like most other forms of economics do. While the Austrian perspective is still to approach economics as a positive rather than a normative science, it avoids numerous pitfalls by simply not making simplifying assumptions about people internally and the way they make choices. Rather than boxing people […]

July 1, 2026 Original Analysis

Profits are Just Good

Nearly all read distributive forms of government try to find some way to give moral justification for their poor economic choices. They assume that it will be easier for people to accept wealth redistribution if they can somehow prove that the wealthy are morally inferior. While like any group of people the wealthy have their […]

April 28, 2026 Original Analysis

Lying Flat & Agency

The Chinese government anti-spy agency has recently been warning the youth to avoid lying flat. In a time of more limited economic mobility than the past, and with the same Chinese intense work culture in full effect, young people have started doing what they call lying flat. This is where they find ways to avoid […]

April 21, 2026 Original Analysis

Impulse Control Fixes This

Regardless of your system of values, there is one meta-vice that is responsible for a massive share of your discontent with the world as you know it. This is not a vice that has characterized every age, but the last hundred years or so in the western world can be characterized as an increasing growth […]

February 5, 2026 Interviews

Schiff vs. Pompliano: Tariffs Don’t Help Consumers!

In a recent episode of Anthony Pompliano’s Pomp Podcast, Peter debates Anthony on a host of issues, ranging from the merits of Bitcoin to who pays the bills for tariffs. Throughout the debate, Peter’s incisive rhetoric cuts through the mainstream narratives on the dollar and protectionism, undercutting the White House’s and the Fed’s harmful policies.  […]

February 3, 2026 Original Analysis

Welfare Must Be Cut for the Good of the Poor

The US government is frequently criticized for not reaching the EU’s levels of unhindered handouts and socialization of industries. Proponents of government control for the common good hold two contradictory principles at the same time without even recognizing the tension. They first believe that the highest role of any government is to promote the welfare […]

January 30, 2026 Original Analysis

Minnesota, Fraud, and Selfishness

The recent examples of fraud in Minnesota are one of the greatest examples of government ineptitude and waste in recent memory. Billions of taxpayer dollars were sent directly into the hands of criminals. The weakest in society were taken advantage of those with no regard for human dignity and right or wrong. The fraud was […]

August 21, 2025 Original Analysis

What British Estates Can Teach us About Management

If one were to view Chatsworth Estate and Dyrham Park from a distance, the two historic estates might seem similar. However, from guest experience to governing structure, the ways these places differ provides some crucial insights into the economics of change and institutional structure. Dyrham Park was purchased by the British National Trust in 1956, […]

July 26, 2025 Original Analysis

Why the Government is Not The Answer to Urban Planning

City planning is a task that is often seen as a unique realm of governmental necessity. The existence of externalities means that the market could create extremely sub optimal outcomes when creating a city. For example, a house with a messy front yard hurts everyone, but the people in this house might have little incentive […]