The Libertarian Opposition is Rising…
Items that fall within the realm of economic discussion but may not have explicit philosophical or policy statements.
To the Most Exalted Lords, Commissioners, High Priests, and Keepers of the Ever-Elastic Definition of Fraud – the Venerable Securities & Exchange Commission: I write today with a humble plea that I fear has been overlooked by your otherwise flawless administration of financial justice. I shall cut right to the proverbial chase. Would you humbly […]
Created by Sean Dempsey with sources compiled by AI and some paragraphs tweaked by AI There is a scene in Titanic that ought to be carved over the entrance to every treasury department, congressional cloakroom, central bank, defense ministry, think tank, and marble-walled office where men with clean fingernails discuss the future sacrifices of people […]
by Sean Dempsey | 06/02/24 When I try to make sense of currency in the digital age, I start from a conviction that feels almost embarrassingly old-fashioned: money cannot survive without hard grounding; it must not subsist as mere style. It can be abstract, electronic, contractual, or symbolic, but it cannot be only mood. Philosophers […]
NB: There is no “right way” to deal with what’s coming. And what’s coming will be catastrophic. Especially if/when the commercial real estate market implodes (as early as Q1 2026). But the most important thing is being able to anticipate the coming issues (before others) and get a leg up to protect you and your […]
History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” – Mark Twain tldr; The US and global economies are on verge of an epic collapse. Before end of this year (perhaps even before end of October 2026), we will start to see financial/economic cracks emerge & dominos begin to fall. JAN 05, 2026 – STRATHAM, NH […]
A whimsical children’s tale to help explain the wonders and audacious logic of tariffs. == Tank Thompson, wild-eyed and grinning, cut off his own ear at recess. Nobody knew why. Maybe it was a dare no one heard … or just a storm inside him finally breaking loose. Blood slicked his neck. He held the […]
by Sean Dempsey, 04/03/2015 Tariffs Explained Tariffs, often sold as shields to protect a nation’s workers and industries, are in reality a cruel tax that falls hardest on the poor and middle class of the very country that levies them. Far from safeguarding prosperity, they distort markets, inflate prices, and erode purchasing power, as some […]
By Sean Dempsey, 3/19/25 This is a response to Max Baecker’s terribly misguided recent piece in Forbes. The Real Cause of Rising Commodity Prices: Inflation, Not a Bubble The surge in commodity prices today is not the result of a speculative bubble but rather a direct consequence of inflation caused by a massive expansion of […]
By Sean Dempsey, 3/13/25 Congressman Thomas Massie is once again standing as one of the last true fiscal warriors in Washington, boldly opposing yet another reckless Continuing Resolution (CR) that will further drown America in unsustainable debt. And make no mistake—Massie has been right before, even when it was unpopular. Massie Was Right in 2020—And America Paid […]
Look at this chart! It says everything one needs to know in a single graphic. The problem is orders of magnitude worse than it was before the 2008 financial crisis. Many many many times worse! No, our banking system is not “sound” as your fearless leaders would like you to believe. And the problem this […]