In all of this anti-European Union fervor and determination to vanquish governmental globalism, many proponents of sovereignty and independence have lost sight of the ultimate objectives of a limited state, individualism, less taxes and fiscal prudence. How did this happen? The populist and anti-globalism groups have amplified their momentum with the victories in the United […]
Archives for February 2017
Ron Paul echoes Murray Rothbard – Just cut taxes, don’t reform the tax code
By: Ron Paul Many Americans who have wrestled with a 1040 form, or who have paid someone to prepare their taxes, no doubt cheered the news that Congress will soon resume working on tax reform. However taxpayers should temper their enthusiasm because, even in the unlikely event tax collection is simplified, tax reform will not […]
Will Arizona make sound money great again? State moves closer to normalizing gold as currency
Will the state of Arizona soon become the new home for so many gold bugs? That is the question that many avid gold and silver investors, the ones who hold precious metals as a form of real money as opposed to the fiat hegemony tucked neatly in their wallets or in their bank accounts, are […]
Must Watch: The truth about popular culture – why is it so vulgar?
You are more likely to bear witness to a trash can at an art museum than the works of Caravaggio, Edvard Munch or Vincent van Gogh. You are more likely to hear the vacuous sounds of Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift and Beyonce than the heavenly music of J.S. Bach, George Gershwin and Benny Goodman. You […]
Is a bust coming? Fed’s money supply growth moderates
By: Ryan McMaken In our last update on money supply — using the “Austrian” measure of money supply developed by Murray Rothbard and Joseph Salerno — we found that money supply growth hit a 46-month high of 11.2 percent in October. Growth has moderated since then, however, with year-over-year growth in US dollars dropping to […]