What Next? Trillion Dollar Coins?
The massive set of stimulus measures rolled out last month by the Treasury Department and Federal Reserve has left many Americans wanting more; and politicians scheming for new ways to dole out additional trillions in cash. Most taxpayers have already received their...
States Are Knocking Down Gold and Silver Barriers
In 2017, Arizona, Louisiana, Virginia, Texas, and North Carolina, and even Minnesota made progress on the sound money front. In 2018, other states could do so as well. Thirty-six states have already removed sales taxes from precious metals transactions, and bills...
How Trump Can Bring Outside-the-Box Thinking to Bear on the Fed
President-elect Donald Trump will soon have the opportunity to put his stamp on the Federal Reserve. And that is making the elite body of central bankers nervous. On the campaign trail, Trump harangued Fed chair Janet Yellen for pumping up financial markets with cheap...