History is a clash between the forces of liberty and the proponents of power. In Cronyism, Patrick Newman offers a compelling and important narrative on the early days of the American republic, and the rise of a Federal regime that

Part I: The Road to Empire, 1607–1790. Narrated by Scott R. Pollack

Part IV: The Era of Corruption, 1817–1829. Narrated by Scott R. Pollack

Part V: The Failed Jacksonian Revolution, 1829–1849. Narrated by Scott R. Pollack

Part II: The Hamiltonian Era, 1790–1801. Narrated by Scott R. Pollack

Part IV: The Era of Corruption, 1817–1829. Narrated by Scott R. Pollack

Price inflation has been accelerating upward since April of last year. Yet the Fed has done virtually nothing. What's the Fed waiting for? Original Article: "With Inflation at a 40-Year High, the Fed Is Too Afraid to Act" This Audio Mises Wire

Part I: The Road to Empire, 1607–1790. Narrated by Scott R. Pollack

Here in Canada, the trucker protesters (and their supporters) have been civil and maintained the usual Canadian niceness. This civility has not been reciprocated by the political class. Original Article: "Report from Canada: The Regime Is Lying about the Truckers" This Audio

Inflation—defined herein as a widespread increase in the prices of widely purchased consumer goods—has gotten worse since I commented on it last spring. According to the official Consumer Price Index (CPI), inflation is currently running at 7.5 percent year over year—the highest since