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Ukraine and the Next Wave of Inflation, Part II, Can Russia Enact a Gold Standard?

2022-03-13

Can Russia Enact a Gold Standard? In Part I we discussed how the fallout from the Russian invasion of Ukraine will lead to inflation, but not in the way most people think. In Part II we discuss the possibility of Russia repudiating the dollar and going on a gold standard. Can they do it? How would the world react? Why not enact a Bitcoin Standard instead?

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What’s In Your Loan?

2021-11-29

by Keith Weiner

2021-11-29

Opposing Monetary Directions “Real estate is the future of the monetary system,” declares a real estate bug. Does this make any sense? We would ask him this. “OK how will houses be borrowed and lent?” “Look at this housing bond,” he says, pointing to a bond denominated in dollars, with principal and interest paid in dollars. “What do you mean ‘housing’ bond’,” we ask, “it’s a bond denominated in dollars!” “Yes, but housing is the collateral.”...

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A Look Back at Nixon’s Infamous Monetary Policy Decision

2021-08-17

by Antonius Aquinas

2021-08-17

Putting the World on a Paper Standard Half a century ago one of the most disastrous monetary policy decisions in US history was committed by Richard Nixon. In a television address, the president declared that the nation would no longer redeem internationally dollars for gold. Since the dollar was the world’s reserve currency, Nixon’s closing of the “Gold Window” put the world on an irredeemable paper monetary standard.

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Post-Covid China

2021-07-05

by Jayant Bhandari

2021-07-05

The world should take a lesson from how East Asia ran itself in 2020. Japan had no lockdown. None. With an aging population, its death rate has been creeping up for many years. In 2020, it fell by 0.7%, as if Covid-19 was a life-saver.

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Free Born Podcast 47 with Dr. Robert Murphy [AUDIO]

2021-05-16

by Robert P. Murphy

In this episode I am talking with Dr. Robert P. Murphy, Christian, Economist, Author, Podcaster. We discuss his fascinating testimony of faith, economics, minimum wage, and much more.

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Ekonomia w jednej lekcji, czesc 5 – Robert P. Murphy | KASE

2021-02-10

by Robert P. Murphy

Jeffrey Tucker przeprowadza wywiad z Robertem P. Murphy na temat ponadczasowej książki Henry'ego Hazlitta "Ekonomia w jednej lekcji". Jest to piąty z serii dwunastu wywiadów z czołowymi przedstawicielami austriackiej szkoły ekonomii na temat tej obowiązkowej lektury każdego ekonomisty. Wywiad przeprowadzono w 2008 roku na Mises University.

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Did You Make Janet Yellen Rich?

2021-02-08

by MN Gordon

2021-02-08

The Stress of Losing Billions. Up until the WallStreetBets crowd short squeezed Melvin Capital for a $7 billion loss, Robinhood had it made. But losing billions is stressful. And when your product blows up your customer the clucking that follows comes hot and heavy.

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Grantham’s ‘Real McCoy’ Bubble in a World Gone Mad

2020-12-21

by MN Gordon

2020-12-21

The Lure of Easy Money. Right now happens to be an attractive time to do something stupid. What’s more, everyone is doing it. Maybe you are too. Stock valuations and corporate earnings growth no longer appear to matter. Why not buy an S&P 500 index fund and let it ride? Or, better yet, why not buy shares of Nvidia?

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Janet Yellen: Too Dumb To Stop

2020-12-10

by MN Gordon

2020-12-10

Autographing Funny Money. The United States Secretary of the Treasury bears a shameful job duty. They must place their autograph on the face of the Federal Reserve’s legal tender notes. Here, for the whole world to witness, the Treasury Secretary provides signature endorsement; their personal ratification of unconstitutional money.

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