Undisciplined

Economic Calculation and the Entrepreneur By Eduard Braun & Florian Follert The concept of economic calculation is vitally important to understanding our modern economy, yet few people comprehend that it even exists. originally posted at…

Apparently I have a better read on Democrats than Republicans, exactly as Moral Foundations Theory would predict.…

Bitcoin, Dictators, and Decentralized Government From Matthew Kratter's Bitcoin University Video Description In this video, I discuss the pros and cons of monarchies vs. more decentralized systems like the one designed by the American Founding Fathers. Monarchies can be more effective and less messy over the short term,

How the Next Big Solar Panel Tech is Already Here From Undecided with Matt Ferrell Video Description Solar panels are typically made with silicon as their semiconducting material. Cadmium telluride based photovoltaics (or CdTe for short) are the second-most common kind of panels after silicon PV, but when silicon…

Eliminating the Filibuster and the Problem with Democracy What would happen if the Filibuster was eliminated and America fully shifted from Republic to Democracy? Scott Boykin breaks it down. "In democratic politics, the time horizon that concerns political elites is limited to the next election cycle, so the system

Can America Survive Global De-Dollarization? By Daniel Kowalski While the US dollar is the world’s “reserve” currency—at least for now—the reckless spending and money creation policies of the US government place the dollar in peril. originally posted at…

Good for Orange Pill App Those are some of the saddest graphs I've ever seen.…

Bitcoin, The IMF, and El Salvador From Matthew Kratter's Bitcoin University Video Description In this video, I discuss how the IMF and the World Bank work together to extract capital and resources from poorer countries and cause them to flow to richer countries, all under the guise of

TGIF: Tariffying Trade-Warmonger Trump | The Libertarian Institute Sheldon Richman argues Trump will harm the US economy with his trade wars if he returns to office. "This is economic nationalism. He sees the world as an arena in which countries—as if they were companies—compete against one another:

We had to buy Charmin. What is the world coming to?…

This Is a Slow-Motion Nationalization of the Economy By Daniel Lacalle "As real wages decline and middle-class savings are depleted, the government expands its influence, garnering support from a substantial portion of the populace." originally posted at…

Why I Use Disappearing Messages From Naomi Brockwell Video Description In today’s digital world, nothing is truly secure. Imagine waking up to find that a hacker had posted every conversation you’ve ever had online. We don't need to keep a permanent trail of all of our

Don’t Oversell China’s Economic Crisis Joseph Solis-Mullen says don't overstate China's economic challenges. "Much of the recent news has focused on China’s stock market struggles and the broader slowdown in its economy. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has rolled

Overtime Tax Exemption: Pros and Cons By D.W. MacKenzie "Pursuit of tax cuts without spending cuts leads to continuous debt accumulation, which is really just as bad as higher than necessary tax rates." For the record, I disagree with that quote, but that's neither here

Why the Fed's Two-Percent Inflation Target Is Meaningless By Ryan McMaken "In recent years we have repeatedly seen how the Federal Reserve’s much-touted two-percent price-inflation goal is little more than a political slogan." originally posted at…

How sick is it that this was the only thing all three major presidential candidates agreed on?…