The Federal Reserve’s Shell Game: Inflation, Wealth Redistribution, and the Subtle Art of Misdirection
The Federal Reserve is a key component of the US government’s wealth redistribution apparatus. Under the guise of “macroeconomic management,” […]
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How Inflation Drinks Your Milkshake
In the denouement of the film There Will Be Blood, the antihero Daniel Plainview dramatically reveals to his nemesis that he […]
Why It’s Useless for the Federal Reserve to Target Inflation
One of the leading policy guideposts for central banks and many monetary policy proponents nowadays is the idea of “inflation […]
Amazon Kills the Fed’s Inflation Target
Amazon’s purchase of high-end grocery retailer Whole Foods was approved last week. That the federal government had any role at […]