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The Dog That Didn’t Bark

By Ben Hunt | December 7, 2018 | 5 Comments

Sometimes the dog that doesn’t bark gives as loud a warning as the dog that does. That was true for Sherlock Holmes, and it’s true for investors, too.

The People are Revolting

By Rusty Guinn | December 5, 2018 | 10 Comments

Just because something is true doesn’t mean that it can’t also be transformed into a Meme. That is, in fact, the usual outcome when an idea encounters resistance. But this isn’t a path to truth.

We’re Doing It Wrong

By Ben Hunt | December 4, 2018 | 6 Comments

The market is not a clockwork machine, even though we all think it is. No, the market is a bonfire.

Inside the Skinner Box

By Rusty Guinn | December 3, 2018 | 8 Comments

If you want to learn how you will be nudged in the future, look to the same places: Vegas and Video Games.

The ET Interviews: Anti-Authoritarian Technology

By Neville Crawley | December 3, 2018 | 2 Comments

Fresh thoughts on the intersection of technology, freedom and decentralization.
ET’s Neville Crawley interviews Alex Gladstein, Chief Strategy Officer for the Human Rights Foundation (HRF).

Pics or It Didn’t Happen

By Ben Hunt | December 1, 2018 | 10 Comments

What will it take to Burn The Oligarchy Down? Pics of a certain sort. Which is why “doctored” will be 2019’s Word of the Year.

Fiat News Index – November 2018

By Rusty Guinn | December 1, 2018 | 6 Comments

In our November 2018 update to the Fiat News Index, we review some topics that media outlets are even happier than usual to tell us how to think about.

Central Bank Omnipotence Monitor – 11.30.2018

By Rusty Guinn | November 30, 2018 | Comments Off on Central Bank Omnipotence Monitor – 11.30.2018

Access this month’s monitor slides in Powerpoint and in PDF. Access the monitor values in Excel. While our slower smoothed measure has moved only slightly, our November point estimate…

Inflation Monitor – 11.30.2018

By Rusty Guinn | November 30, 2018 | Comments Off on Inflation Monitor – 11.30.2018

Access this month’s monitor slides in Powerpoint and in PDF. Access the monitor values in Excel. Attention to inflation narratives continued to wane in November as drumbeats for a…

US Fiscal Policy Monitor – 11.30.2018

By Rusty Guinn | November 30, 2018 | Comments Off on US Fiscal Policy Monitor – 11.30.2018

Access this month’s monitor slides in Powerpoint and in PDF. Access the monitor values in Excel. After the usual mid-term election Narrative chatter, the importance placed on fiscal…