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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.
[From chapter 23 of The Case Against the Fed.] Having examined the nature of fractional reserve and of central banking, and having seen how...
Mark looks at the price of Apple stock—one of the best performing stocks over the last quarter century, and one of the largest holdings...
As governments create a housing crisis, Marxists call for policies that will make the crisis worse. Original Article: “Marxists Have a Plan for Housing:...