Author Archives: MN Gordon
Fire the Fed, Raise Tariffs, and Hope for the Best
President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent want lower interest rates so they can lower the financing costs of America’s massive debt. The net interest on the debt for fiscal year 2025 is on track to hit $1 trillion. Continue reading
How Passive Investing Is Inflating a Dangerous Bubble
Every two weeks, like clockwork, millions of Americans have a chunk of their paycheck automatically swept into their 401(k). Their most popular investment, which is often the plan’s default investment option, is an S&P 500 Index fund. Continue reading
By the Dawn’s Early Light
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
How to Make a Government Disappear Completely
When we first began visiting Argentina, back in 2010, it was an certified economic basket case, well on the road to Caracas… if not Harare. Moreover, its political landscape was essentially one giant crime scene, such that you could have drawn a chalk outline around the entire barrio of Congreso and nary caught a pure heart or clean conscience in the undue process. Continue reading
