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Mark Thornton digs into the gold-silver ratio—its wild swings, its history, and what it might mean for investors and the world at large.
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Mark Thornton digs into the gold-silver ratio—its wild swings, its history, and what it might mean for investors and the world at large.
Amtrak is always on the verge of reviving intercity rail traffic in the US, or at least that is what politicians want us to...
William Nordhaus coined the term “Political Business Cycle” a half-century ago. The idea was that government authorities, particularly the central bank, would manipulate the...
The blackout in Spain was not caused by a cyberattack but by the worst possible attack—that of politicians against their own citizens.
Jeffrey Miron and Jacob Winter This article appeared on Substack on July 27, 2023. In fiscal year 2022, the federal government spent $76 billion...
Michael F. Cannon A week or so ago, friend and HuffPost reporter Jonathan Cohn emailed me: Consumers frequently don’t understand what they’re buying [when...
Marc Joffe According to the United Nations, the world population surpassed the eight billion mark on November 15, 2022, and reached 8.045 billion on...