It is no coincidence that Nigeria, with a population of over two hundred million, became the first serious global testing ground for central bank digital currencies (CBDC) implementation. Not only is it the wealthiest country on the continent where the globalists are making plans, but Nigeria also possesses significant hydrocarbon and metals reserves and talented citizens. For these reasons, it can serve as a relatively good example for the rest of the poorest...
Read More »China’s Measures Begin to Find Traction, US Employment Report on Tap
Overview: Beijing's seemingly steady stream of measures to support the economy and steady the yuan are beginning to produce the desired effect. The yuan is snapping a four-week decline and the CSI 300 halted a three-week drop. Some economists estimate that the bevy of measures may be worth as much as 1% for GDP. The dollar is narrowly mixed ahead of the US employment data, which is expected to see the pace of job growth slow to around 170k. Of note, the Mexican peso...
Read More »Beating Woke Capital on the Market
Matthew Mohlman joins Good Money with Tho Bishop to discuss his work with Monument Ventures. Matthew and Tho discuss the need to build better alternatives to woke financial institutions, and the limit of political solutions to address the problem. Join Bob Murphy, Patrick Newman, Jonathan Newman, and Murray Sabrin in November for a Mises Circle in Ft. Meyers, FL on The White House, the Fed, and the Economy. Use promo code Tampa23 for $10 off registration. Matthew's...
Read More »What the Left and Right Get Wrong On China
On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop talk about the Chinese economy. While some of the left see China as a model for governing, those on the right often assume their rise relative to the US is inevitable. Ryan and Tho look at the recent challenges to the Chinese economy. Recommended Reading "The Chinese Economy: Market Socialism with Chinese Characteristics" by Antonio Graceffo: Mises.org/RR_149_A "China Enters the Doom Loop" by...
Read More »How Conscription Ended Fifty Years Ago
For the past fifty years, the US has not had a military draft. Unfortunately, the end of conscription did not mean US military interventions abroad ended. Original Article: "How Conscription Ended Fifty Years Ago" [embedded content] Tags: Featured,newsletter
Read More »What the Central Bank Cartel has Planned for You
The Austrian(TA): What is the global currency plot, and who benefits most from the success of this effort? Thorsten Polleit (TP): The global currency plot denotes a rather inconvenient truth: the existence of states (as we know them today) sets into motion a dynamic process toward creating a single world fiat money controlled by a world central bank, and most likely a central world government. The beneficiaries will be the very few—the “elite”—in charge of running...
Read More »Is the US Banking System a House of Cards Waiting to Topple?
It’s the deposits. Bankers never used to worry about the money customers left in their banks. When deposited, the money was lent out while depositors could come and get their money anytime if it was a demand deposit. Thus, the depositor and the borrower had the use of the same money at the same time. Murray Rothbard called it fraud. Now it’s 2023 and Scott Hildenbrand, the chief balance sheet strategist at Piper Sandler, tells Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway on...
Read More »Plädoyer für freiheitliche, freiwillige Lösungen
Es gibt diese Theorie, dass der wahre Liberalismus vielleicht 15% der Bevölkerung zu begeistern vermag. Legt man den Liberalismus noch etwas strenger aus, freiheitlicher als die FDP, dann sind wir beim Libertarismus. Und da haben wir dann vielleicht noch 1% oder so. Wir sprechen hier also wirklich von einer sehr geringen Masse an Leuten, die für wirklich freiheitliche Lösungen zu begeistern sind. Die Gründe sind vielfältig. Ich könnte mir vorstellen, dass man sich immer mehr daran...
Read More »Freiheitliche Allianz gescheitert – die Libertäre Partei steigt ohne Listenverbindung in die Nationalratswahlen
Die Libertäre Partei (LP) hat erfolgreich die notwendigen Unterschriften gesammelt, welche für eine eigene Liste im Kanton Zürich für die Nationalratswahlen im Oktober notwendig sind. Eine bereits vereinbarte Listenverbindung kommt jedoch nicht zustande.Am 20. Juni stimmte die FDP knapp und in einer zweimal ausgezählten Wahl mit 82 zu 81 Stimmen der Listenverbindung mit der SVP zu. Der herbeigesehnte bürgerliche Schulterschluss scheint endlich Realität zu werden. Die drei Monate zuvor...
Read More »Freedom Festival am kommenden Wochenende – trotz Widerstand
Hoch2 hat uns zum Interview eingeladen. Martin Hartmann gab für die Libertären Auskunft zum Freedom Festival vom 19./20. August 2023 in Volketswil. Hier gehts zum Video-Interview auf Hoch2. Wir möchten einen Diskurs – wir möchten verschiedene Meinungen. Wir möchten kein Festival, bei dem alle einer Meinung sind. Wir wollen, dass interessante Ideen aufeinandertreffen und einen Diskurs, in welchem sich dann auch die bessere Idee durchsetzt. Ich bin natürlich sehr staatsskeptisch, das...
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