Banks, Debt, Money

May 10, 2022 – Manuel Tacanho …… Most people—and especially most economists—not only are ignorant of what money actually is, but how and why it became part of our economy in the first place.

April 18, 2022 – Dan Sanchez …… A market crash isn’t appealing, but it may be the crisis we need.

March 4, 2022 – Ryan McMaken …… Thanks to vast regulatory powers, regimes have many tools and many advantages in propping up fiat currencies when faced with competition from other currencies.

February 26, 2022 – Robert Fellner …… Canada is now freezing the assets of people who dare to protest government power. When the government controls the money and the financial system, human rights mean very little.

January 24, 2022 – Lawrence W. Reed …… For centuries, the extraordinary influence and prosperity of the tiny Republic of Genoa stemmed not from a political leader but from a well-run private bank.

November 30, 2021 – Lee Friday …… The Bank of Canada’s mission statement is “to preserve the value of money by keeping inflation low and stable.” This is mathematically impossible, which means this is a massive fraud perpetrated against Canadians.

November 29, 2021 – Joseph T. Salerno …… In one region of Venezuela, gold flakes have become the currency of choice in the region, with prices for commodities and services quoted in grams of gold.

November 3, 2021 – Frank Shostak …… When it comes to both monetary and fiscal policy, sloppy definitions of inflation drive sloppy policymaking.

October 24, 2021 – Daniel Lacalle …… In spite of what they say, governments will do nothing about inflation. Even though “money printing” is the real cause of this, governments will just keep blaming red herrings like supply chain problems.