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The Four Signs of a Collapsing State
“This used to be a hell of a good country, I can’t understand what’s gone wrong with it.” said George Hanson in the movie …
Laissez-Faire Today
The Fed’s Old Tricks in New Times
We’ve been telling anyone who will listen that the Fed has gone where the central bank has never gone before. Pre-crisis, the Fed’s available …
Jim Rogers and His Case for the Asian Century
What is the best single thing you can do for your children? Send them to Asia for school so they can get a good …
How Markets Fixed the Travel Problem
I was standing outside the hotel when a gigantic bus rolled up. It was a double-decker and seemed as long as a city block. …
Student Loans Going the Way of Housing
Colleges are good at getting people enrolled. They get kids lined up with education loans. The money goes to pay exorbitant prices on textbooks. …
The Gas Price Story of Hurricane Sandy
For those schooled in economics, the gasoline shortage during Hurricane Sandy last November was no surprise. Demand for gas goes up. Supply lines are …
How Digits Are Reinventing the World Order
Most people today use technologies without a clue to the larger picture of what is really happening to the structure of the world because …
The Patent Bubble and Its End
“Then they pop up and say, ‘Hello, surprise! Give us your money or we will shut you down!’ Screw them. Seriously, screw them. You …
A Reliable Account of the Great Depression
For his U.S. economic history class at UNLV, Murray Rothbard gave us the assignment to write a 10-page paper. The paper could be on …
The American Story… Abroad
In 1881, Dakota Territory had never sold a bushel of wheat to anybody outside of Dakota. Six years later, it sold 62 million bushels. …