Category Archives: MN Gordon

History Is Coming

Mother Teresa once said, “If you can’t feed a hundred people, then just feed one.”  The way things are going, soon many people won’t only not be able to feed one person…they won’t be able to feed themselves. According to … Continue reading

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Cash and Credit Created from Thin Air is Not Real Wealth

Something mysterious is happening.  The U.S. economy is deflating at the very moment the Federal Reserve is huffing and puffing more than ever to pump it up.  How could this be possible? Like jumbo shrimp or an ashtray with a … Continue reading

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Shooting Monetary Blanks

Severe storms in the Midwest and South are flooding out levees and riverbanks at a rate not seen in 74 years.  From what we gather, if levels rise much higher at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers the … Continue reading

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The Origins of Central Banking

Ben Bernanke must think he’s an amateur entertainer.  Tomorrow, after 98 years of silence, the Fed Chairman will give the central bank’s first-ever press conference. Here at the Economic Prism we’ll be watching with wide eyes and anticipation…hoping for the … Continue reading

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