Monthly Archives: July 2024
Why Radical Spending Cuts Are Needed
The International Monetary Fund, a creature birthed at the Bretton Woods Conference in July 1944, turned 80 years old this week. Its bureaucrats are worried. Continue reading
Something to Crow About
What good would an American presidential election be in the year 2024 without an assassination attempt? Continue reading
Fed to End Inflation Fight Before Job is Done
Fed rate cuts in the face of a CPI reading that’s above its inflation target won’t immediately boost economic growth. But they may buy a little relief on the Treasury’s net interest on the debt budget item. So, too, they may serve to incite another inflation flareup. Gold, if you hadn’t noticed, is back over $2,400 per ounce. Continue reading
Red, White, and Blue
The days are long and hot in the Northern Hemisphere when real American patriots spit upon their hands and hoist the red, white, and blue. On July 4th, the free and brave, with duty and self-sacrifice, begrudgingly accept federal holiday pay to stand tall upon their own two feet. Rugged individualism and uncompromising independence are essential to their character. Continue reading