Addison Wiggin
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Flat Tax: The World is Not Flat
The boxes were packed. The pictures of Mises, Hayek and Rothbard had come off the wall they’d adorned since 1997 in Suite 203 in the Cannon House Office Building.... Read »
Accumulate Gold, Invest in Silver
It’s enough to make a little girl cry. Really… The story goes that she broke down when her mother was listening to campaign news on National Public Radio (NPR). We... Read »
Occupy Wal-Mart?
Eighty-eight people out 10,000 isn’t much… unless it’s the leading edge of a new and more potent phase of the Occupy movement. At least that’s the thought... Read »
When Politics Contaminates Everything
“Romney and Obama are both extraordinarily talented and smart,” writes Jeffrey Tucker, reacting to two Harvard Law grads “debating” this week. “That’s... Read »
A Year’s Supply of Rice
“Better buy now,” advised the rice merchant in Tehran. The retired factory guard took him up on the advice, buying 900 pounds of the stuff to feed his extended... Read »
Are U.S. Manufacturing Jobs Poised for a Comeback?
The New Jersey city that became the poster child for yawning budget deficits and high crime during our look at how the crisis could play out in your hometown…... Read »
A Different Kind of High-Yield Investment
Only 16% of the stock market is traded by flesh-and-blood human beings. So tallies Morgan Stanley, which has been keeping tabs for the past 10 years, in a recent... Read »
At the Mercy of Serial Bubble Blowers
The shrinking dollar is a modern problem. The U.S. dollar has been shrinking since the inception of the Federal Reserve — the very crew assigned the task of maintaining... Read »
EZ Credit Back in Style?
“Even I wouldn’t make a loan to me at this point,” says Annette Alejandro. Ms. Alejandro recently emerged from bankruptcy, her car was repossessed last year... Read »
Inflation…A Home-Buyer’s Best Friend
A little more than a year ago, a very successful professional investor declared, “If you don’t own a home, buy one. If you own one home, buy another one, and... Read »







