Late last night I was picking up a friend from work in Downtown San Diego when I was stopped at a DUI checkpoint. I generally stick to my expertise of economics, but after being unlawfully detained I felt it only…
The other day a very strange thing occurred – a Los Angeles Times Business Section from August 2003 blew onto my front yard. Normally I would just ignore and throw away an old newspaper, but since the date is from over 10…
The folks over at Biz Brain were able to put together this great infographic concerning the largest booms and busts throughout human’s economic history. As mentioned, bubbles are formed when a particular asset or item is valued at an extreme…
By Student Doctor Matthew J. Schrader OMS I, MPH candidate Supporters of the Affordable Care Act often complain that the population (that consists of over half the United States) in opposition to this new law lack a valid way to…
After re-watching an episode from the show Malcolm in the Middle, I was shocked to see that Reese was so well versed in Keynesian economics. Behold both Reese and Helicopter Ben have the same plan to enrich the citizens of…
On December 18, 2013 the Federal Reserved announced it would taper $10 billion to it’s $85 billion a month asset buying program. This is a $5 billion a month reduction to both its mortgage-backed securities and Treasury bond purchases. What…
2013 was one hell of a ride for silver stackers. After coming off a slowdown in 2012, the precious metal continued a downward spiral throughout 2013. January 1st, 2013 saw the spot price for silver at just about exactly $30,…
Erik Voorhees, early adopter of Bitcoin, appeared on The Peter Schiff Show 12/2/2013 defending the crypto-currency. I thought he did a great job, and it can be viewed as a premium member on SchiffRadio.com After his appearance, Voorhees wrote an open…
I have personally followed Bitcoin’s growth from 2011 onward. I did not invest any of my money into this digital currency because I personally did not see it being accepted on a large scale. Every time I saw the price…
The following is a very well made infographic by Visual Capitalist exploring the idea of peak gold. With everyone focusing on the ETF demand side of the precious metals equation, most in the main stream are completely ignoring the physical…
