November 15, 2019

Capitalism: The only road to opulence

Speaking on wealth creation, President John F. Kennedy famously noted that "a rising tide lifts all boats."  This assertion reveals a fundamental truth behind the power of the free market: when wealth is created in a true capitali...

August 2, 2019

International monetary policy going for gold

Recently, the gold standard has received some renewed interest internationally that has largely gone unreported by the media here in the U.S.  The Bank of Russia announced that it is exploring the development of a gold-backed crypto-cu...

June 19, 2019

Trump awards Arthur Laffer Medal of Freedom

President Donald Trump is awarding Dr. Arthur Laffer -- the “Father of Supply-Side Economics” --  the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The move to award him the nation’s highest civilian honor is a testament to the enormous work ...

May 15, 2019

Back to the gold standard?

Congressman Alex Mooney (R-W.Va.) has reintroduced legislation to make a U.S. dollar convertible into a fixed weight of gold.  When he first introduced the bill in the 115th Congress, Congressman Mooney noted that it had been the first atte...

April 5, 2019

The Democrats' Implosion

Looking back on the first 100 days of 2019, the year’s biggest story by far has been the astonishing implosion of the Democratic Party. From the defeat of their claims of collusion, to undermining their self-appointed authority on social justic...