Click here for Part 3 For the audio version, check out my podcast A Boy Named Pseu where you can download it on all podcast platforms. (read starts at 8:54) Read full piece here. If bitcoin is dead, then Nigerians aren’t living off it Bitcoin is empowering the...
Economics
Australia and New Zealand Show the True Nature of Social Security
by Laurence Vance | Jan 7, 2020 | Economics, Featured Articles
Writing at the Christian Post in “Will Social Security Go Broke?” Christian financial advisor Chuck Bentley recently answered a question about Social Security from a “Worried Millennial”: I’m a recent college graduate with my first “real” job. With that comes paying...
Tales from the Monetary Empire
by Phil Gibson | Jan 6, 2020 | Blog, Economics, Foreign Policy, Libertarianism, Op Eds, Politics
After hearing January 3rd’s episode of Tales From the Crypt, it’s an understatement to say I’m inspired by Alex Leishman and his mission to bring free banking to those who need and deserve it most. Responsible banking is long a thing of the past. No proof of reserves?...
bitcoin is Dead: Part 2
by Phil Gibson | Jan 6, 2020 | Blog, Economics, Libertarianism
Click here for Part 1 For the audio version, check out my podcast A Boy Named Pseu where you can download it on all podcast platforms. (read starts at 8:54) Read full piece here. If bitcoin is dead, then everyone abandoned the network By mere speculation the, WSJ...
Why is Housing So Expensive?
by Jeffery Perry | Jan 5, 2020 | Economics, Featured Articles, Libertarianism
Something that VIA frequently gets requests for is help with rent payments. Why is it difficult for so many people to afford housing? The standard answer is that it’s those lazy landlords, sitting on piles of money and smoking cigars, who are to blame. This seems to...
bitcoin is Dead: Part 1
by Phil Gibson | Jan 5, 2020 | Blog, Economics, Libertarianism
For the audio version, check out my podcast A Boy Named Pseu where you can download it on all podcast platforms. (read starts at 8:54) Read full piece here. Is it, now? Well, haven’t you heard? The 11 year fad of magic internet money is long over. Nobody is buying,...
California’s Increasing Weed Taxes are Fueling Crime, Destroying Environment, and Killing Jobs
by Matt Agorist | Jan 5, 2020 | Economics, Featured Articles, Libertarianism
California — It’s been two years since California began licensing businesses to sell legal marijuana. Unfortunately, however, the legal scene is far outmatched by the black market and the state government is 100% responsible. Instead of reacting to the negative...
Money, Expectations, and Economic Growth
by Frank Shostak | Jan 5, 2020 | Economics, Featured Articles
In various writings, Milton Friedman argued that there is a variable lag between changes in money supply and its effect on real output and prices. Friedman held that in the short run changes in money supply will be followed by changes in real output. However, in the...