Europe’s Economy Slows as Its Welfare State Grows
Summary Welfare State Expansion: European countries, known for having the largest welfare states within the OECD, are experiencing a decline...
2025: More Inflation, More Asset Bubbles, and More QE?
Capital markets, monetary policy, fiscal policy. The extent to which these three factors intertwine is of no small consequence to...
What to Do About Homelessness
Housing affordability has become a big problem in recent years, driven in part by immense amounts of new money creation....
Modern Academe Has Corrupted the Media (And Pretty Much Everything Else)
In August 2006, I was deeply involved in the infamous Duke Lacrosse Case. It hadn’t taken long to realize that...
Politicians Won’t Solve Our Spending Problem Unless We Make Them
Last Friday, House Republicans opened the first session of the 119th Congress by voting to keep Representative Mike Johnson (R-LA)...
The January 6 “Insurrection” That Wasn’t
Typically, coup attempts do not wrap up in time for dinner. But over the next few days, with the anniversary...
Fiscal Federalism: No More Federal Funding of Local Government
Walking the sidewalks in any US small or large city, one sees at street intersections ramped curb-cuts designed to benefit...
Bitcoiners’ Guide to Austrian Economics
Austrian economics is a scholarly tradition that consists of a body of theory that explains how an economy works. Austrian...
Report: 2025’s Best and Worst US States for Sound Money
The newly-released 2025 Sound Money Index has identified Wyoming, South Dakota, and Alaska as the states with the most favorable...
The Economics of Medical Waiting Rooms
Americans regularly complain about wait times to obtain medical appointments, especially with primary care physicians and certain specialists. Waiting several...