Economics
Characteristics of Government Today
Two hundred years ago Lord Macauley wrote “the measure of a man’s real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out”. This intriguing insight is as true of [more…]
Markets
America
What’s it all about, Part 2
“World bankers, by pulling a few simple levers that control the flow of money, can make or break entire economies. By controlling press releases of economic strategies that shape national trends, the power elite are [more…]
America
What’s it all about, Part 1
OK Puffins Hands up those who think the “pandemic” was used as cover for a financial/energy crisis. Well, those 97% who’ve donned their tin foil hats & agreed with the premise might also ask themselves [more…]
Economics
The lack of affordable housing? Blame it on 12 years of interest rate-suppression
The other evening my wife was watching Question Time on BBC 1. I wandered into the room and listened for 5 minutes, hearing panel members pontificating on what their respective political parties would do/are doing [more…]
Economics
The “great Ponzi scheme” coming to an end?
In a recent conference, the EU’s Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, Elisa Ferreira, gave a dire warning: “We have a shrinking workforce all across Europe, all countries are losing their workforce.” Indeed, in just 10 years, [more…]
Business
Is The Pendulum Swinging Back To Sanity?
I detect signs of a nascent backlash. There seems to be a realistic hope that people are waking up to the reality of the prevailing insanity inflicted on them by officialdom in all its guises. [more…]
Economics
Growth is the antidote to stagnation – but it requires knowledge and leadership
By now even Treasury officials and central banks recognise that their practice of Quantitative Easing has run its course. In its contemporary form, QE began a dozen years ago as a temporary emergency measure enacted [more…]
Business
“Markets and civil society are win-win institutions, government and politics are zero-sum.”
Interview with Jeff Deist, President Mises Institute, Auburn, USA Division, friction and polarization have been on the rise in the West for at least a decade, but the escalation we saw during the “covid years” [more…]
America
Policies to Restore American and British Worldwide Reputation in 2023
The Imperative for Change The purpose of this essay is not to convince the reader of the necessity for change. It is to present some common sense policy changes to prevent or perhaps mitigate the [more…]