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Sovereign Cryptocurrency: A Grim Future of Control

By Antonio Graceffo September 8, 2023Blog

By Antonio Graceffo Sovereign digital currency will give the government complete control over the economy of people’s private lives. The British government announced that it would be phasing in a…

St. Antonio and the Scholastics: Medieval Monks as Economists

By Antonio Graceffo August 29, 2023Blog

By Antonio Graceffo When enumerating the images associated with capitalism, one such impression is of wealthy merchants exploiting the poor. Similarly, when moneylending is mentioned, visions of miserly Ebenezer Scrooge…

Russia’s Wagner Group is a new terrorist organization

By Antonio Graceffo August 22, 2023Blog

By Antonio Graceffo Shortly after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, President Zelensky called for foreign volunteers to join the International Legion of Territorial Defence of Ukraine. Last Spring, Ukrainian officials…

Economic Impact of an Aging China

By Antonio Graceffo August 18, 2023Blog

China’s population drop will coincide with an economic contraction. By Antonio Graceffo For the first time since 1961, the Chinese population is in decline. This year, India is climbing to the…

Death of a Monarch/Death of Freedom

By Antonio Graceffo September 20, 2022Blog

Sadly, we all knew Hong Kong's fate and that the only hope against the ever-ratcheting hand of Beijing is the fall of the CCP regime. Somehow, the death of Her…

The Sugar Tariff Public-Private Partnership

By Antonio Graceffo September 9, 2022Blog

The oldest, and one of the most powerful tariffs in the U.S. is the sugar tariff. Americans pay 3-5 times the world price for sugar, because of government prohibitions on…

Student Loan Forgiveness Destructive

By Antonio Graceffo September 4, 2022Blog

I am doing a report on Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan. In addition to costing tax payers well-over $500 billion, and driving up inflation, embedded in the act is a…

Taiwan Loves U.S.

By Antonio Graceffo August 2, 2022Blog

Tens of thousands of Taiwanese are lining the streets, welcoming Speaker Pelosi. Taipei 101, one of the largest buildings in the world, is displaying the message "Taiwan loves US."So far,…

The Importance of Pelosi’s Visit to Taiwan

By Antonio Graceffo August 2, 2022Blog

I am praying that Speaker Pelosi lands in Taiwan, in defiance of threats from Beijing. China has no hand to play. They cannot ford, nor can they win, a war…

U.S. Right Not to Join RCEP

By Antonio Graceffo August 2, 2022Blog

"‘Not a game changer’: how massive RCEP deal has left trade barriers in place" (SCMP) I agreed with Trump that the U.S. should not join RCEP. There was no benefit…