Monty Pelerin's World

Princeton economist Angus Deaton on the emotional aspects of discussing politics: “People appear to dislike politics and politicians so much that prompting them to think about them has a very [...]

The charade that is represented by world governments is becoming more strained by the day. Ben Bernanke’s decision to do nothing was ridiculous. Not in the sense that he can [...]

Hapless Ben Bernanke, in an effort to save the unsaveable, continues to pour liquidity into the system. Liquidity is the only thing that keeps the economy and the government from [...]

Another excellent commentary by Graham Summers at Phoenix Capital, He is obviously unrelated to Larry Summers based on his economic analysis. The Fed appears to have been busy, perhaps desperate, on the [...]

James Quinn excoriates Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke in his recent piece QE2 — The Bernanke Chronicles: Ben Bernanke wants it both ways. He is trapped in a web of his [...]

Michael Panzner writes about the divergence between wage expectations and stock market performance in the article below. This divergence cannot continue forever. One of his two charts is going to [...]

Chris Martenson interviews Axel Merk and covers some of the following topics: Why Ben Bernanke is hell-bent on debasing the US dollar to spur economic growth How the politics of [...]

According to Ben Bernanke, inflation is well under control, and if it isn’t he will correct it. He knows how or so he wants us to believe. Frankly, his ability [...]

Hat tip to Reader EBW: His parallaxial vision allows Ben Bernanke to see economic strength where there is none, and NOT to see price increases when they are right in [...]

Another warning regarding the fate of the  US and its currency. Possibly the Last Time to Get Out of the Dollar by Simon Black March 15, 2011 Dallas, Texas, USA [...]

The events in the Middle East are not helpful to anyone. Yes, the governments are oppressive, at least in our eyes. But sometimes the devil you know is preferable to [...]

Federal Reserve President Thomas Hoenig breaks ranks and sounds like Dylan Ratigan, Gerald Celente, Ron Paul or Murray Rothbard. Mr. Hoenig has always been a bit of a renegade, yet [...]