by Mike Maharrey | Apr 17, 2025
America’s money problem is pretty hard to ignore thanks to the inflation we’ve experienced over the last couple of years, so it’s no surprise that sound money has been a big issue in state legislatures this year. Since 2020, the purchasing power of...
by Mike Maharrey | Jun 30, 2023
Every so often, new issues pop up opening the door to new ways for states and individuals to push back against the federal government. This year, that issue was central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). The difference between a central bank (government) digital...
by Mike Maharrey | Sep 30, 2022
Sometimes people ask me, “If you could eliminate just one federal government department, what would it be?” My initial response is always, “Just one?” I’d like to take a hatchet to most federal departments. The fact is virtually all of...
by Mike Maharrey | Feb 10, 2022
We just got the January Consumer Price Index (CPI) data and once again, prices rose even faster than expected. The annual inflation rate has hit 7.5 percent. And that’s using the cooked government CPI calculation. If calculated honestly, inflation would be over...
by Mike Maharrey | Jul 27, 2020
If you follow business headlines you know gold broke its all-time price record early Monday when it pushed above $1,920 an ounce. So, what is this telling us? It’s easier to understand gold’s record-breaking move up if you look at it from the other side....
