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Articles by Patrick Barron

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Putting Trump’s Proposed Two Thousand Dollar Rebate in Perspective

18th November 2025 Patrick Barron 0

President Trump has proposed giving “each American” a check for two thousand dollars ($2,000). Well, not “each” American. Top earners will not be included, so instead of each of the three hundred and thirty three [more…]

20th Century

A Golden Yuan Will Be Good for the American People

2nd October 2025 Patrick Barron 0

Bretton Woods (I) Will Be Replaced by Bretton Woods (II) In his recent interview at Manioco64 Alasdair Macleod used the term “Bretton Woods II” to describe the steady progress being made by China to make [more…]

Economics

The Distraction of the “Gross National Product” Economic Metric

9th September 2025 Patrick Barron 0

For many years now it seems that the state of a nation’s economic health has been reduced, at least in the mainstream press, to one metric—Gross National Product (GDP). Despite rising prices, increasing public and [more…]

Economics

A Simple Solution to the Tariff Wars

14th August 2025 Patrick Barron 0

US President Donald Trump has kicked off a tit-for-tat tariff war, claiming that foreign tariffs against American goods harms America and that American tariffs against foreign goods are essential to rebuild America’s manufacturing base. Frankly, [more…]

Economics

Can the BRICS Nations Lead Us to a Better World?

17th July 2025 Patrick Barron 0

There is much gnashing of teeth and pulling of hair by just about every leader in the West, especially by an almost apoplectic President Trump, over a so-called “sinister threat” by the BRICS nations to [more…]

Business

No Need to Control Resources; Access Is Sufficient

2nd July 2025 Patrick Barron 0

For a long time political pundits have wished that the US government was run “more like a business”; thus, believing that a businessman would be preferable to a politician. A businessman’s goal is to make [more…]

Politics

Return to First Principles to End Wars in the Middle East

24th June 2025 Patrick Barron 0

The world is being driven to war, possibly nuclear war, by current leaders who want their citizens to believe that that there are no other options. This is patently NOT TRUE. Let us explore first [more…]

Economics

The Protectionists Have No Theory

5th June 2025 Patrick Barron 0

President Trump’s tariff blitz has shocked and alienated almost all students of economic science, but he seems to have a loyal following of support among the electorate. Students of economic science have a rich history [more…]

America

Why DOGE Has Failed

28th May 2025 Patrick Barron 0

After much ballyhoo and euphoria over Elon Musk’s DOGE findings, it now appears that the federal budget will not decrease one penny this fiscal year. What went wrong? As a long-time consultant in the banking [more…]

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