Last week, the BOJ raised the benchmark rate to 1.25%. Price inflation and the weak yen continue to dog the central bank.

Since fiat currencies, per se, are not redeemable for anything other than themselves, their very existence depends upon confidence.

The drive for military conscription has always depended upon the use of propaganda, since governments cannot make an honest and genuine case for the wars they ...

History as the Arena of Perpetual Battle Between “Liberty” and “Power” While mainstream history books typically portray the country’s history as the continuous advance of democracy, the flourishing of ...

Mainstream economists believe that a market economy is by definition internally unstable. Austrians argue that the ...

Joseph Stiglitz, et al. Most "mainstream" economists are basically regime technocrats who pose as scholars of economics.

We are told that Americans live under a state that claims “consent of the governed,” but when does the government seek our consent for anything?

"“It will help ensure that Argentina’s tax authorities are equipped with the information they need on transactions in crypto-assets..." ...

While Americans are tempted to see the Chinese economy as something akin to China, Inc., the reality is different. The ...

After many years of ruinous socialist rule, Zimbabwe desperately needs to rediscover private property rights in order to become prosperous.

The US economy these days seems to have a distinctive “K” shape, with asset owners riding the upward slope and everyone else the downward slope. But, while true, the reason for this situation is not ...

The August jobs report was much celebrated by the White House, which pointed to a reported gain of 162,000 jobs in August. The White House called the gain ...