Crumbling Constitution
Some Americans, right and left, give up on the Constitution whenever it gets in the way of policies they like.
Why is the Gold Standard Urgent?
After President Nixon’s gold default in 1971, many people advocated a return to the gold standard. One argument has been repeated: consumer prices are rising. While this is true, it wasn’t compelling in the 1970’s and it certainly doesn’t fire people up today. Rising...Officially Killing Americans Courtesy of the FDA
When the FDA calls a news conference to announce approval of a drug, somebody should ask the official how many Americans died from the drug’s not being approved the previous year.
Irresponsible ‘Education’: Ivory Towers of Indoctrination
Nothing is easier than to prove that America, or any other society of human beings, is far from being the perfect gem that any of us can conjure up in our imagination.
Local or National Elections?
What is the overriding national issue that makes this year’s Congressional elections so crucial?
The Wrong Idea About Inflation
I write often about inflation, and often emphasize that it is not about rising prices. It is important that we define our concepts correctly. Inflation is monetary counterfeiting. Here is a quick graph I made to underscore the point that although the quantity of...Poverty
Left free, the market will provide the greatest benefit to workers, employers and consumers, while allowing charity as well.
Columbus Day Celebrates Western Civilization
On Columbus Day, in sum, we celebrate Western civilization as history’s greatest cultural achievement.
Reforming The Global Financial System: Let Market Forces Play a Greater Role
History shows that, whenever financial institutions, whether domestic or global, have been allowed to develop freely, the results have been far more satisfactory than those from government-designed schemes.
