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The Golden Constant

December 29, 2023 1

The Golden Constant By: Clifford F. Thies Gold is considered by many to be either an inflation hedge or an all-risk hedge. Yet, history — recent and long-term — shows that the real price of […]

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Mounting Deficits Mark The US’s Road To Ruin

October 31, 2023 0

Mounting Deficits Mark the US’s Road to Ruin By: Daniel Lacalle According to the U.S. Treasury, year-end data from September 2023 show that the deficit for the full year 2023 was $1.7 trillion, $320 billion […]

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Inflation: State-Sponsored Terrorism

September 9, 2022 1

Inflation: State-Sponsored Terrorism By: Jeff Deist I. Introduction Remember the quaint old days of 2019? We were told the US economy was in great shape. Inflation was low, jobs were plentiful, GDP was growing. And […]

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The Debt Ceiling: An Affectionate History

October 1, 2021 0

The Debt Ceiling: An Affectionate History By: David Howden Remember the movie Groundhog Day? The protagonist, played by Bill Murray, is stuck in a cycle where he relives the same day, February 2, every time […]

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So, How Big Is The … Angry Majority?

August 20, 2021 0

How Big Is the Angry Majority? By John Green In an article last week, I posited that the silent majority in America is angry and becoming loud. A reader — we’ll call him Lloyd — […]

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Joe Biden’s Misery Index

February 12, 2021 0

Biden’s Misery Index By: Michael Busler In the late 1970s, the U.S. experienced an economic condition known as stagflation. This meant the economy was not growing, yet prices were rapidly rising. One measure of just […]

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