Understanding Gold Market Dynamics
To an extent that reveals a thorough misunderstanding of the market forces, the financial media has failed to consider the different motivations and beliefs that drive the different types of investors who are active in the gold market. By treating the gold market as...Obama is America’s Pimp
Fewer than half the registered voters surveyed now believe Obama is “honest and trustworthy,” according to the poll conducted by Quinnipiac University. That figure had stood at 58 percent the last time the question was asked in September 2011. Now it is at...The Great Reflation
This week economists, investors and politicians were treated to some of the “best” home price data since the frothy days of 2006 when home loans were given out like cotton candy and condo flipping was a national pastime. The Case-Shiller 20 City...Bush & Obama: Two of America’s Worst Presidents
People who fight over Democrats vs. Republicans fail to see how on matters most important to us all — economics and freedom — the two parties are more alike than different.
A Government Against Liberty
Let’s say you’re like most people and believe the federal government has become too large, too wasteful, too crooked and too intrusive. Now imagine the morning mail arrives from the money-bleeding U.S. Postal Service ($16 billion in the hole last year) and...Americans Deserve the IRS
If federal spending were only 5 percent of our GDP ($750 billion) — instead of 25 percent ($3.8 trillion) — there would be no need for today’s oppressive and complicated tax system.
The Bullying Pulpit
The federal government already has ample powers to punish people who have broken the tax laws. It does not need additional powers to bully people who haven’t.
The Value of Free-Market Competition
It is wrong of governments to interfere with markets, whether through protectionism or other regulations restricting our freedom to trade and compete.