Banks, Debt, Money Archives — News From London, Ontario, And Beyond

We Are All Counterfeiters Now

March 16, 2023 – George Ford Smith …… Get beyond the PhDs running the Federal Reserve or the way people treat the Fed with deference. In the end, it is nothing but a legal counterfeiting ring. Continue reading →

The Fed Is a Purely Political Institution, and It’s Definitely Not a Bank.

January 28, 2023 – Ryan McMaken …… The Federal Reserve is no more “private” than the Environmental Protection Agency, and through its special government status, the Fed inflicts many economic crimes on regular people. Continue reading →

A Short Essay on Sound Monetary Policy

January 24, 2023 – George Ford Smith …… In a market economy, gold is sound money. There is no need for monetary authorities when gold rules. Continue reading →

Honest Money in Dishonest Hands

December 20, 2022 – George Ford Smith …… Central banks cannot coexist with an honest money regime. Continue reading →

Who Has Better Ethics, the Social Security System or Bernie Madoff?

December 2, 2022 – Patrick Barron …… Nearly everyone has heard of Bernie Madoff and rightly associates his name with financial fraud. Yet, the Social Security system is built on a Ponzi scheme similar to what Madoff created. Continue reading →

World War I: The Great War Was also the Great Enabler of Progressive Governance

November 22, 2022 – George Ford Smith …… The US government was not acting on behalf of its constituents when it formally entered the war in April 1917. Continue reading →

Mises is the Solution to FTX-Scams

November 18, 2022 – Tho Bishop …… Why was Caitlin Long able to see what most of the financial world, including major financial institutions, couldn’t? She’s read her Ludwig von Mises. Continue reading →

History Repeats Itself: Abandoning Sound Money Leads to Tyranny and Ruin

September 29, 2022 – Jp Cortez …… The current bout of inflation is the latest disaster in a string of disasters caused by government debasement of once sound money. Continue reading →

Money: What Is It? The More Important Question: Why Is It?

May 10, 2022 – Manuel Tacanho …… Most people—and especially most economists—not only are ignorant of what money actually is, but how and why it became part of our economy in the first place. Continue reading →

Is the Inflationary Bubble Set to Pop?

April 18, 2022 – Dan Sanchez …… A market crash isn’t appealing, but it may be the crisis we need. Continue reading →