Anyone who knows Ron Paul, who has listened to him speak and who has read his work over the years can conclude one thing: he is a man who just wants peace and prosperity for all, regardless of your skin color, gender or political affiliation. Of course, many people will refuse to listen or read […]
Archives for December 2016
Are Robots Bad for Humans? The Good News They’re Not Telling You
By: Tom Woods As we look at things that impress us technologically we also have a certain trepidation, because we’re told that robots are going to take our jobs. “Yes, the internet is wonderful,” we may say, “but robots, I don’t want those.” I don’t mean to make light of this because robots are going […]
Ron Paul: ‘Fake news comes from our own government’
The latest talking point from the mainstream media and politicians is that fake news is taking control of the political process. Despite being the champions of fake news, the mainstream media is encouraging the likes of Facebook and Google to rein in supposed sources of fake news, which is rather preposterous. Indeed, all of the […]
5 random things for Friday (U.S. consumer debt, democracy, Trump vs. Friedman)
News Story of the Day: American consumers have a fierce appetite for credit and debt, says new data from WalletHub, a personal finance website. According to its 2016 Credit Card Debt Study, consumers in the United States racked up $21.9 billion in credit card debt during the third quarter. This is the seventh biggest Q3 […]
How Trump Can Bring Outside-the-Box Thinking to Bear on the Fed
By Stefan Gleason President-elect Donald Trump will soon have the opportunity to put his stamp on the Federal Reserve. And that is making the elite body of central bankers nervous. On the campaign trail, Trump harangued Fed chair Janet Yellen for pumping up financial markets with cheap money – accusing the Obama appointee of being […]