Economic Policy

Inflation Looking Higher Before Fed Policy Kicks In

Friday’s hot nonfarm payrolls report of 467,000 jobs being added raised a lot of eyebrows, considering that White...

Turn and Face the Strange

Turn and Face the Strange Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes Turn and face the strange Ch-ch-changes There’s gonna have to be a...

Is the Tide Turning in the Pandemic, Politics and Stocks?

“Only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked.” -- Warren Buffett (“Maxims of Wall Street,”...

Is the World’s Richest Man a Libertarian?

During this holiday season, we have something to cheer about. Move over, Charles Koch! It looks like Elon Musk, the CEO...

If Things Go Right in 2022

During this time of the year, most financial media consumers are treated to a rash of predictions for...

Why I Tore Up Paul Samuelson’s Famous Textbook

Special Announcement about the Economy and the Stock Market: Before getting into today’s Skousen CAFÉ, the federal government released...

Who’s Winning the Battle of Ideas, Milton Friedman or Paul Samuelson?

“As all history informs us, there has been in every state and kingdom a constant warfare between the...

Is the United States Becoming a Banana Republic?

“When you see that men get richer by graft and by pull than by work, and your laws...

Check Out This Amazing Graph!

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The New Bull Market in Gold – What is It Predicting?

“The impact of the rate of inflation on the price of gold is like tracking the footprints of...