In the long run, what we are facing will be far worse.

“The era of the US dollar’s ‘exorbitant privilege’ as the world’s primary reserve currency is coming to an end”

Seven major public pension plans are due to deplete their assets by 2028…

In the 1960s, politicians and bureaucrats had nearly unbounded faith in the ability to plan a nearly perfect society. Things didn’t turn out as they had planned

All that was missing was a catalyst; one which according to & Bloomberg & arrived in late May as retail landlords started sending out thousands of default notices to tenants, who in turn experienced a collapse in foot traffic, sales and cash flow due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and were simply unable to pay their […]

GDP can be increased through both government spending and printing new money. So, naturally, once lockdowns end we’ll see a big rebound in GDP. But that doesn’t tell us if the private sector is actually better off

When people are scared they let the authorities get away with all sorts of nonsense. We’re seeing this with the Federal Reserve right now

I came into this world with an honest work ethic and a great desire to achieve wealth and happiness, something that US politicians advertise as “The American dream”. The theory is that if you work hard, financial freedom can be yours. Early immigrants toiled away during the industrial revolution because they were promised that technology […]