Who REALLY Controls the World?
Written by Jimmy MengelPosted August 16, 2013"It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and money system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning."
Friedman on Unemployment
Written by Adam EnglishPosted August 13, 2013Milton Friedman nails the cause of unemployment: The Great Depression, like most other periods of severe unemployment, was produced by government mismanagement rather than by any inherent instability of the private economy.
Charts: What's Wrong With America
Written by Adam EnglishPosted August 13, 2013We're three years into a recovery, but virtually no one is recovering. A look at what's really going on. What can I say? I'm an opinionated individual with a drive to dig into the details for the facts.
Juiced Employment Numbers
Written by Jimmy MengelPosted August 12, 201353% of working Americans are making less than $30,000.
A-Rod for Fed Chair
Written by Jimmy MengelPosted August 12, 2013The steroid scandal in baseball is nothing compared to the performance-enhancing drugs of the Federal Reserve.
Fixes that Save Money and Make Life Better
Written by Adam EnglishPosted August 9, 2013Here are three tricks you can use to save money that actually make your life around the house better...
The Seeds of Revolution, Reborn
Written by Adam EnglishPosted August 9, 2013A deplorable tactic that helped spark the Revolutionary War has returned to America...
The Rise of the Warrior Cop
Written by Jimmy MengelPosted August 7, 2013"This is government using violence to send a political message."
GDP is a Poor Metric
Written by Adam EnglishPosted August 6, 2013Even the creator of GDP knew its limits... Said Simon Kuznets: Distinctions must be kept in mind between quantity and quality of growth, between its costs and return, and between the short and the long term. Goals for more growth should specify more growth of what and for what.
Economic Whitewashing
Written by Adam EnglishPosted August 6, 2013The Fed and Commerce Dept. are using an age-old trick to hide the fact that our economy is in shambles.
Yes We Scan!
Written by Jimmy MengelPosted August 5, 2013With all the recent revelations about NSA spying we wanted to wish you and yours a Happy 1984 day! Don't have too much fun, though, lest Big Brother come knocking on your door.
Happy 1984 Day
Written by Jimmy MengelPosted August 5, 2013Thousands took to the streets yesterday to protest the illegal surveillance state...
Paul Graham Quotes
Written by Jimmy MengelPosted July 30, 2013Build something 100 people love, not something one million people kind of like. That's what venture capitalist Paul Graham deems the secret to monetary success. And we all should take note.
Pocket $3,000 a Month from Stuff You Already Own
Written by Jimmy MengelPosted July 30, 2013By setting consumers up with their peers, we may have finally killed the middleman...
JP Morgan Takes Its Gold Out of the Market
Written by Adam EnglishPosted July 29, 2013It's hard to imagine just how much physical gold JP Morgan removed from the market... until you see these graphs.