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March 29, 2025 Original Analysis

Doomsday Policy and Dirty Ticket Pricing

What can dubious pricing strategies of airlines in the 1990s teach us about the dynamics of the U.S. government? The Airline Tariff Publishing Company (ATPCO) allowed airlines to post their prices online long before the airlines actually had to commit to offering those prices to consumers. This was supposed to allow freedom of information on […]

October 18, 2023 Guest Commentaries

Ron Paul: A New House Speaker Won’t Solve the Bigger Problem

The House recently ousted House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in the wake of the continuing resolution to keep spending money and avoid a government shutdown. Dissatisfied Republicans frustrated with the GOP’s unwillingness to address the federal spending problem banded together with Democrats to send McCarthy packing. While the outcome might be politically satisfying to some, it’s […]

October 4, 2023 Guest Commentaries

Ron Paul: A Small Continuing Resolution Victory Could Have Big Consequences

The national debt recently blew past $33 trillion. And yet with the exception of a few intransigent Republicans, there is virtually no discussion about reining in spending. Congress managed to avoid a government shutdown by passing a continuing resolution that did very little to address spending. But as Ron Paul points out, there was a […]

August 7, 2023 Guest Commentaries

Ron Paul: Will the Fed Help End Donald Trump?

The Federal Reserve advertises itself as “independent” and above the political fray. We all know this isn’t true. The Fed is inherently political and makes decisions based on political calculations as much as economic data.

January 19, 2022 Original Analysis

Joe Biden’s Economic Dumb-Guy Argument

President Joe Biden is running around trying to take credit for a “booming” economy. It’s the ultimate political dumb-guy argument.

June 27, 2021 Key Gold Headlines

Political Hypocrisy Provides Cover for Fed on Inflation

From 2016 to 2020, Republicans were constantly trying to play up the economy. You’ll recall Donald Trump claiming it was the greatest economy in history. Meanwhile, Democrats were trying to play it down. Now, the roles have reversed. Since the Democrats own the economy now, they’re talking about how great the recovery is while Republicans […]

May 18, 2021 Videos

Peter Schiff: Politicians Are Nothing But Actors

When Peter Schiff appeared on Joe Rogan’s show, he made the case that the Federal Reserve and Congress are the real problems facing America. The central bank and the federal government cripple the economy, destroy opportunity, and generally make life more difficult for the average American. But why? Why would people who claim to be […]

January 20, 2021 Interviews

Peter Schiff: Veto Everything!

Peter Schiff recently did an interview with David Lin on Kitco news. Peter talked about the devaluing dollar, the stock market bubble, his investment strategy, the trajectory of the global economy, and finally, what he would do if he was president of the United States. In a nutshell, Peter said he would veto everything.

February 28, 2020 Fun on Friday

Fun on Friday: Truly Awful Campaign Slogans

Well, it’s campaign season. I hate campaign season. And this current crop of Democratic hopefuls isn’t doing anything to change my feelings. These people are about as bland as a bag of sawdust. I mean, say what you will about Donald Trump; if nothing else he comes up with some pretty amusing quips. So, in […]

September 26, 2018 Key Gold Headlines

Peter Schiff: Divided Government Would Not Be Bullish for the Stock Market

In a recent podcast, Peter Schiff talked about the “Trump tariff put” – this idea that the president will be able to call off the trade war to rescue the market should it start to fall. Peter called that idea nonsense. It is the type of wishful thinking, the type of just ignoring all of […]

December 29, 2017 Friday Gold Wrap

A Look Back at 2017: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap 12.29.17

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