Health Care “Market”
Many people believe that the problems in our current healthcare system are created by a failure of the free-market. Accepting such a premise, it is…
Politics
Monty Pelerin’s Politics Posts.
What Economic Policy?
That we are in an economic mess is well known. That the so-called economic policies applied by Washington will do little to correct the problems…
Gold Price Suppression
What if the price of Gold is manipulated? First, some background. Gold has virtually no industrial demand. Its value derives almost solely from its use…
Chameleon Principles
America has produced its share of radicals, both left and right. Although the definitions of “radical” have shifted over time (our Founding Fathers would be…
What Future?
An interesting interview on CNBC about the dollar, gold and the fix that the Fed finds itself in. There are a couple of points to…
Government as a Bubble
We are told that massive tax increases will be needed to cover the large projected deficits. History, however, shows that this strategy will not work.…