Mark Andrew Skousen (born 1947) is an American economist, investment analyst, newsletter editor, college professor and author. Read full biography of Mark Skousen →
Millions of Americans were duped by the federal government and the Federal Reserve into buying homes they could not afford and failed to count the... →
One suggestion my wife and I have used in our personal finance courses we teach at college is simply writing down all expenditures and seeing where... →
I find it ironic how New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg is so focused on such small issues as drink sizes, while ignoring the massive infrastructure... →
Life is full of joys and sorrows, much of it our own making. Sadly, the West has voted time and time again for bigger government, more inflation... →
Society can take two roads - the road to genuine prosperity, or the road to artificial stimulus. The first results in a permanent higher standard of... →
The fundamental flaw in Social Security and Medicare is that they violate the 'welfare principle' in economics. The welfare principle forms... →
All workers, whether they are employed in the private or public sector, should avoid living 'paycheck to paycheck.' Studies show that every... →
I am tired of the constant demonizing of people via political labels.
In the early 1980s, I burned my Social Security card at the New Orleans Investment Conference in protest of the state pension system.
Negative books can be bestsellers, but seldom classics.
The media simply does not understand Econ 101.
Bitcoin is not an actual physical coin, and if computers are shut down, you can't buy or sell them. That's why nothing will ever replace gold... →
The true principle of taxation is the benefit principle - those who benefit from a government service should pay for it. It's also known as the... →
Mark Andrew Skousen (born 1947) is an American economist, investment analyst, newsletter editor, college professor and author.