What is with all of these Bank Commercials?
By Matt Schwartz No doubt that by now just about every news following American, has heard of the National Bank Transfer Day. At the crux of National Bank Transfer Day, is the push to give your money to smaller regional banks and credit unions which is an overall…
Consumers vs. Bank of America debit card fees
Bank of America has announced plans to drop the very unpopular monthly $5 monthly debit card fees for account holders using their debit cards to make purchases. Consumer response to Senator Dick Durbin’s (D IL) brilliant Senate floor speech suggesting account holders find more favorable banking arrangements in…
It’s the Free Trade, Stupid
One point that seems largely to have been missed in recent weeks, amid all the excitement over the Federal budget and the sovereign-debt crises in Europe, is how free trade is largely the root cause of all these problems. Let’s trace the causation for a minute. Start with…
What’s Really Wrong With the Thiel Fellowships
In case you missed it, the Thiel Foundation, founded by Peter Thiel of PayPal fame, just announced the…
Why Libertarians are Wrong on Trade
I recently gave a podcast interview to Vox Day, a prominent Christian libertarian, explaining why free trade is…
Jobs Numbers Worsen, GOP Tax Plan Fails to Produce Jobs, Long-term ‘99ers’ Continue to Suffer
Washington, DC (June 5) – Nothing can be more disappointing than Friday’s jobs report indicating lackluster jobs growth…
AT&T, T-Mobile Merger Announcement How it Affects You
March 21, 2011 – he recent public disclosure of the AT&T acquisition plan to acquire T-Mobile was heralded…
Economic Outlook | Bernanke’s Mixed Message
February 3 – Ben S. Bernanke, Federal Reserve Chairman, delivered his message today regarding the U. S. Economy.…
