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Ten Recurring Economic Fallacies, 1774–2004

by H.A. Scott Trask via Mises.org As an American historian who knows something of economic law, having learned from the Austrians, I became intrigued with how the United States had remained prosperous, its economy still so dynamic and productive, given the serious and recurring economic fallacies to which our top leaders (political, corporate, academic) have […]

The Biggest Federal Reserve Scandal

by Ron Paul via Ron Paul Institute september 27, 2021 Following revelations that Federal Reserve officials made trades in financial assets while the Fed was taking extraordinary efforts to “stimulate” the economy, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell ordered a review of the Fed’s ethics rules. While these trades appear problematic, they pale in comparison to […]