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In 1944 the top U.S. income tax rate reached 94% — the highest in American history. Despite peak patriotism and massive war-bond purchases, total tax revenue only hit 20.5% of GDP. For the next eight decades, federal tax revenue has averaged just 17-18% of GDP, almost no matter what the

For decades, the U.S. financial system was viewed as a neutral and reliable place for countries–even geopolitical enemies–to store their reserves. That changed in February 2022, when the United States and its allies froze roughly $300 billion of Russian central-bank reserves following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The consequences went far

Peter Schiff breaks down the Treasury’s panic move to rescue the bond market, the $40 trillion debt milestone, and gold’s $185 reversal day. This episode is sponsored by Noom. The Noom GLP-1 Program starts at $39 and is delivered to your door in as little as seven days. Go to

Spain’s immigration debate has become increasingly controversial. But beneath the politics is a fundamental economic question: what incentives does a country create through its immigration and investment policies? From Spain’s approach to asylum seekers and the end of its Golden Visa program to the history of Ellis Island and Cuban

Peter Schiff on plunging retail sales, sticky inflation, the Fed’s stealth QE, and why the world is now leaving the dollar standard. This episode is sponsored by NetSuite. For the first time ever you can try NetSuite Next for free. If your revenues are at least in the seven figures,

Peter Schiff marks 55 years since Nixon closed the gold window and warns the coming inflation will dwarf the stagflation of the 1970s. Peter Schiff marks the 55th anniversary of August 15, 1971, the day Nixon closed the gold window and defaulted on the Federal Reserve’s promise to redeem dollars
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