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Politics 2022 – Why governments want inflation

Posted on September 23, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

On Wednesday, as expected and as we were warned dozens if not hundreds of times, the Fed raised interest rates. While we here at TPOL don’t pretend to understand the reasoning – or even why the Fed should have any … Continue reading →

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Government evils: Inflation

Posted on August 4, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

What a couple of years! Ouch. Even though prices are (slowly) dropping. Even the Rally in the Black Hills is showing signs of a drop in attendance and not just because it isn’t a zero- or five-year. Five-dollar Diesel and … Continue reading →

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Our fragile communications and economy

Posted on July 23, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

Over at Agora Financial, a libertarian investment and publishing firm based in Baltimore, their editors and writers have been sounding alarms about the signs of the FedGov (and the EU and others) pushing a “cashless society.” One in which plastic … Continue reading →

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End of the petrodollar? Return of the gold standard?

Posted on April 15, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

Many lovers of liberty – anarchists and even minarchists, have long called for a return to a gold standard. Completely gone since Tricky Dick killed it in 1973 on an American and worldwide basis, most people have assumed it would … Continue reading →

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Why government MIGHT seize your gold and silver

Posted on October 20, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Bob Livingston, a “health and wealth” expert who has been publishing a newsletter on those topics since 1969, is a respected but often denigrated writer. Recently he has been warning about the ever-increasing risk of the FedGov … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-39C: Evil is as evil does

Posted on October 3, 2014 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Good morning. On the road yesterday, so playing catch up today! A story I’ve wanted to address shows how evil and stupid government and those who trust in it are. Connecticut governor’s Sandy Hook panel recommends new … Continue reading →

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Gold and the Dollar

Posted on April 13, 2013 by TPOL Nathan

In the past day, the price of gold has dropped about 120 an ounce, to under $1500 (now just above $1500). But the real news is NOT that gold is now at its lowest price in dollars in two years, … Continue reading →

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