Former New Mexico Republican Governor and 2016 Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson is “optimistic” that he will “actually get into the debates.” If he doesn’t stand on the debate stage then it is “game over.” Johnson spoke with Fox News earlier this week about an array of topics. And it was quite a revealing interview […]
Archives for September 2016
Why aren’t Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump talking about cutting federal spending?
By: Ryan McMaken If Donald Trump has any interest in cutting federal social programs, he certainly hasn’t made it a significant part of his campaign. In fact, it’s likely safe to say that a large part of Trump’s appeal to many of his supporters is the fact Trump has not said anything about substantial cuts […]
5 random things for Friday ($230 trillion global debt, why was Clinton Foundation started?, Milton Friedman’s greatest hits)
News Story of the Day: the global economy can be described as this: debt on debt on debt…on debt. But how much debt does the entire planet have? Well, thanks to central bank intervention, governments spending like drunken sailors and consumers embracing plastic, the global economy has a total of a whopping $230 trillion, according […]
Peter Schiff: Gold market overreacted to Yellen speech, Fed is pretending to be hawkish
Last week, the Federal Reserve held its annual summer retreat in Wyoming. During the visit to the Cowboy State, Fed Chair Janet Yellen stated that the case of a rate hike next month has “strengthened.” Meanwhile, Fed Vice Chair Stanley Fischer noted that a September rate hike will depend on August’s jobs numbers. If everything […]
Germans are avoiding banks by buying home safes to hoard their cash
Germans are following the lead of the Japanese in this global war on cash and this global trend to subzero interest rates (SEE: Are subzero interest rates igniting cash hoarding?) The Wall Street Journal is reporting that home-safe sales have been skyrocketing in Germany. No, crime rates aren’t surging in Berlin, Stuttgart or Dusseldorf. Instead, […]