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U.S. Nuclear Defense Should Not Be So Costly
U.S. Nuclear Defense Should Not Be So Costly: Instead of investing billions in outdated missile defense systems, why not move to a minimum deterrent doctrine?
Ivan Eland | Nov. 4, 2024
Don’t Praise the Fed for Cleaning Up Its Own Mess
Don’t Praise the Fed for Cleaning Up Its Own Mess: We can only give the central bank so much credit for putting out the fire it stoked.
Alexander William Salter | Oct. 8, 2024
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Judy L. Shelton | Oct. 4, 2024
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Reviewed By James L. Caton
A Monetary and Fiscal History of the United States, 1961–2021
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Reviewed By James L. Caton
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Fixing Social Security: The Politics of Reform in a Polarized Age
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The Economic Function of Inflation Is to Lower the Real Value of Wealth Assets Sufficiently to Pay for the Government’s Excess Spending Monetized by the Federal Reserve
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| June 1, 2024
COVID Lessons Learned: A Retrospective After Four Years
COVID Lessons Learned: A Retrospective After Four Years
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“President-Elect Donald Trump’s Key Economic Appointments” Senior Fellow Judy Shelton, author of
Good as Gold
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Nov. 8, 2024
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Good as Gold
interviewed on
Moore Money with Steve Moore on WABC
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Oct. 13, 2024
“Is the US on the Verge of Recession?” Senior Fellow Robert Whaples, editor of
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“US Debt Hits $35 Trillion” Senior Fellow Robert Whaples, editor of
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Aug. 1, 2024
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June 23, 2024
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Mar. 24, 2024
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Is Social Justice Just?” interviewed on
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Feb. 27, 2024
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Jan. 9, 2024
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Liberty in Peril
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Aug. 12, 2022
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July 22, 2022
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