Are apartment syndicators incompetent or crooked? The answer is yes By Artis Shepherd The first housing bubble popped in 2008, and a second bubble is on its way to bursting. originally posted at… Undisciplined Jul 29, 2024, 7:52 PM
Inequality is caused by inflation By Lennart Wagemans Paul Krugman once claimed that inflation was necessary for relative income equality. The truth is that inflation, by creating winners and losers, increases and exacerbates income inequality. originally posted at… Undisciplined Jul 29, 2024, 7:35 PM
Trump, RFK Jr, and Bitcoin From Bitcoin University Video Description In this video, I discuss the keynote speeches given at the 2024 Nashville Bitcoin Conference by Donald Trump and RFK, Jr. I conclude that RFK, Jr. understands Bitcoin and economic policy at a much deeper level than Trump. It' Undisciplined Jul 29, 2024, 2:33 PM
How Economists Evaluate Tariffs Versus Income Taxes From The Human Action Podcast with Bob Murphy Episode Description Prompted by a listener request, Bob gives the standard economic analysis of tariffs and other types of taxes. This is relevant because the populist Right is arguing for a hike in tariffs to… Undisciplined Jul 27, 2024, 9:58 PM
What Project 2025 says about the Fed By Jonathan Newman Surprisingly, Project 2025 blames the Fed for exacerbating the cycle of booms and busts, inflating away the value of the dollar, enabling exorbitant deficit spending. Excerpted from Project 2025 A core problem with government control of monetary policy is its… Undisciplined Jul 27, 2024, 1:25 PM
Canada's "worst decline in 40 years" By Peter St. Onge What changed? Justin Trudeau's campaign to convert Canada from a US-style mixed economy into a state-dominated economy like the sick men of the EU. originally posted at… Undisciplined Jul 27, 2024, 11:36 AM
