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Ghosts of the Plaza Accord
Imagine you found a magical bank that lets you borrow money at 0 percent interest. Naturally, you’d take that free…
Meltdown in the Alps
Aggressive tariff threats. Punishing historic allies. Disregarding Danish sovereignty. Perhaps in President Trump’s mind the ends justify the means. This…
Countdown to May Madness
“Tis in vain therefore to go about effectually to reduce the price of Interest by a Law; and you may…
Seizing the Orinoco
Last weekend’s capture and extraction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was both fun and exciting. Disregarding national sovereignty and international…
The Most Freedom in the World
The expert class is opposed to freedom. They devise theories, supposedly backed by academic rigor, to promote greater state control…
Why Market Fundamentals Always Win in the End
The U.S. stock market, as measured by the S&P 500, is closing out another solid year. With just a few…
From Inflation to Implosion
The 2026 fiscal year started on October 1. The Treasury, so far, has reported its spending for the first two…
The Great Digital Dollar Switcheroo
U.S. government finances are failing. But instead of allowing things to continue to their inevitable demise, the central planners are…
Spoon-Fed Labor
Benjamin Franklin, in a 1789 letter to Jean-Baptiste Le Roy, remarked that “in this world nothing can be said to…
Is the End of QT a Green Light for an Asset Rally?
On Monday, December 1, the Federal Reserve terminated Quantitative Tightening (QT). The job wasn’t even halfway done. From our experience,…
