Make America Great Again

by | May 4, 2016 | MARKETS

Donald Trump’s critics have heaped scorn on his calls for protective tariffs to deal with America’s widening trade imbalance and the resulting loss of higher–paying blue collar jobs. Some have accused him of trying to turn back the clock in pursuit of a cheap populist...

A Superior Vision

by | Apr 25, 2016 | CULTURE

The immorality associated with violation of the principle of self-ownership lies at the root of problems that could lead to our doom as a great nation.

Tax Avoidance is Moral

by | Apr 22, 2016 | Taxation

Those who think that government collecting taxes from those who are productive to give them to those who are not is just, do so because they have accepted the morality of altruism and egalitarianism and believe that statism is the ideal social system.

Negative Rates May Be Positive for Gold

by | Apr 18, 2016 | MARKETS

As 2015 came to a close, most investors believed that 2016 would be a year dominated by a series of Fed rate hikes. That conviction solidified in mid-October when comments from multiple Fed officials convinced many that prior hints that the Fed would stay at zero...

Negative Rates Will Kill Growth

by | Apr 18, 2016 | MARKETS

For years I have argued that ultra-low interest rates act more as an economic sedative than a stimulant. This idea has elicited laughter from the economic establishment. But it is becoming clearer that rates set by central banks that are far below the levels that free...

The Winter of Discontent

by | Apr 14, 2016 | MARKETS

The Winter of 2015-2016, which came to an end a few weeks ago, has been officially designated as the mildest in the U.S. in 121 years according to NOAA. While this fact will certainly add a major talking point in the global warming debate, it should also be front and...