Hungary is hungry for gold. Budapest joined the long list of nations that have increased their gold reserves in 2018, bringing its reserves to 31.5 tons. This is the biggest purchase in more than 30 years, but it is still outside of the top 50 gold holders worldwide. The Hungarian central bank confirmed that the […]
Archives for October 2018
WATCH: ‘Lov Gov’ returns with new episodes
A few years ago, the Independent Institute released a short YouTube series called “Lov Gov.” It was a funny bit about government overreach, state control, and the absurdity of bureaucrats. Well, new episodes are out and they’re just as hilarious. Here is a playlist of the latest episodes:
LOL: Nouriel Roubini claims libertarians, Mises are fascists
Economist Nouriel Roubini sometimes provides insightful commentary on a lot of issues. Unfortunately, his latest remarks do not offer much other than pain on your forehead from smacking it with your palm too many times. Lately, however, he has bought into the racial paranoia and the idea that centralized planning is necessary. Over the weekend, […]
Ron Paul: Is another financial meltdown around the corner?
By: Ron Paul September marked a decade since the bursting of the housing bubble, which was followed by the stock market meltdown and the government bailout of the big banks and Wall Street. Last week’s frantic stock market sell-off indicates the failure to learn the lesson of 2008 makes another meltdown inevitable. In 2001-2002 the […]
FAKE NEWS: A bad weekend for CNN, NBC News
It was a horrible, deplorable, terrible weekend for the Counterfeit News Network and NBC News. First, let’s get to CNN. On Sunday, CNN anchor Ana Cabrera claimed that President Donald Trump and his son, Donald Trump Jr, stated that white men have a lot to fear in the country today. Cabrera said: “President Trump and […]