Kim Iskyan, Author at American Consequences

Daily July 2021

Why a No-Growth World Is Inevitable

July 30, 2021 – What if the world – the global economy, businesses, stock markets, governments, everything – just stopped growing? And what if we told you that was for the best?

Kim Iskyan

Daily July 2021

How to Argue in Favor of Free Markets

July 26, 2021 – For all the market skeptics, agnostics, and atheists out there, P.J. O'Rourke synthesizes the sage financial insights of one Milton Friedman.

P. J. O’Rourke

Daily

Does Robinhood Have a Unique Ace in the Hole?

July 24, 2021 – Robinhood's purported mission is to "democratize finance for all." That's more insidious than it sounds though, as their real push is monetizing the addictive nature of day trading.

Kim Iskyan

Daily

Don’t Be Tempted by Robinhood’s Massive IPO

July 23, 2021 - Robinhood has been in the spotlight (and under the microscope) the past few years, most recently for its role in the GameStop meme-stock frenzy. So, should you buy in?

Kim Iskyan

Daily July 2021

Will the Left Pay a Price for ‘Defund the Police’ Madness?

July 21, 2021 – It's tricky to fathom a dumber slogan than "Defund the Police." But with the Far Left still married to this ideology, will Biden divorce himself from this faction of the Dems before the 2022 Midterms?

Buck Sexton

Daily July 2021

Why Kids Today Don’t Understand Free Markets

July 19, 2021 - Millennials and Zoomers, your financial illiteracy is not your fault. You came of age when money fell under the abstraction of digitization and mass government intervention. So, here's a free lesson.

P. J. O’Rourke

Daily July 2021

Emerging Realities of a Post-COVID World

July 17, 2021 – In the post-pandemic economy, it seems people will ignore the ever-growing financial storms on the horizon and party like it is the Roaring Twenties. I mean, what's the worst that could happen?

Chief Risk Officer X

July 2021 Magazine Exclusive

Inside This Issue: July Issue

The inflation siren has gone from a whisper to a scream... And the market’s a speculative feeding frenzy. All the while, the Federal Reserve assures us that there’s no reason to worry.

Trish Regan

July 2021

Bitcoin: All Foam, No Beer?

When money can't keep its story straight, it loses all its value. And in its brief time in existence, bitcoin has a financial narrative that's all over the place. In writerly terms, there's no there there.

Bill Bonner

July 2021

Dunce of the Month: Put the Fed to Bed

The economic pain is coming, America – it's just a matter of when and how much. But this is always the case. The life cycles of money are just that – cyclical. And right now, the Fed's not coming to save you.

Andrew Amundson

Author - Erica Wood