Understanding the Basics of Modern Banking
Banking systems around the world have huge effects on our lives, yet few people understand how banks work. Worse yet, even fewer understand the malign powers of central banks and…
State of private 5G in 2024: Key growth trends, use cases, and forecast
The number of private 5G connections is forecasted to grow at a CAGR of 65.4% until 2030 and comprise 13% of the total 5G IoT connections globally by then, according…
Addressing cybersecurity threats in smart metering with IoT solutions: Interview with Telit Cinterion expert Jose Sanchez
In an increasingly connected world, smart meters are revolutionizing energy management but also face growing cybersecurity threats. In this interview, Jose Sanchez, Senior Director PM, IoT Connectivity & Services at…
The Second Trump Shooter Believed Exactly What the Establishment Media Wanted Him to Believe
After Trump narrowly escaped another assassination attempt, the establishment seems uninterested in the motives of the would-be shooter. Perhaps that’s because he’s echoing the same simplistic narratives about the Ukraine…
Immigrants Receive Less Medicare and Medicaid Per Person
David J. Bier The Medical Expenditures Panel Survey (MEPS) released its latest data from 2022 last month. The MEPS is a set of large-scale government surveys that are “the most…
Why Interest Rates Are Not the Price of Money
Both economists and laypeople carelessly refer to interest rates as the “price” of money. As Austrian economists have pointed out, however, interest is what people are willing to pay to…
Milei Wants More Government Spending—For the Military, of Course
With this latest policy turn, the evidence continues to mount that Milei is more a typical conservative or “rightist” than he is a free-market libertarian in any meaningful sense.