Private REITs Hide Commercial Real Estate Distress While Begging for Bailouts
The Fed-launched real estate bubble did not just create havoc in residential markets, but also has distorted the commercial real estate market, too. And it is getting worse.
To the European Union: Don’t Tread on Us
As the European Union becomes increasingly dominated by progressive elites, it becomes more authoritarian and contemptuous of the rights of those the Union purports to serve.
The Awesome Verbal Punching Power of Thomas Paine
While Thomas Paine might be one of the most obscure "Founding Fathers" of this country, he was a powerful intellect who helped move people to choose liberty and independence.
Hubris Runs Rampant at the Fed
In a recent interview with 60 Minutes, Fed chairman Jerome Powell gave assurances that the US banking system is sound. Ben Bernanke also claimed almost twenty years ago that real estate markets were not overextended. The hubris must be in
No, “Science” Has Not Proven Mises Wrong on Socialism
Socialists never give up trying to prove that socialism can maintain a functioning economy. Some have dragged out a nearly forty year old study as their exhibit A.
The Right Is Wrong to Pursue Term Limits
While term limits is a near-article of faith by many on the right, the concept is flawed at its inception and the results are worse than anticipated.
The Outrageous Persecution of Julian Assange
As officials feign outrage over the death of Alexei Navalny and the jailing of Evan Gershkovich, the US government tries to imprison a journalist for breaking truly incriminating stories.