Category: Bank bailout

The Federal Reserve Makes Bankers Rich

Commentary The Federal Reserve creates booms and busts that make banks richer and leave citizens holding the bag. In March 2023, the U.S. Treasury approved the provision of at least $300 billion worth of loans to Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and other banks. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen assured the public that this was not a…


Were Irish People the “First Slaves in America”? | The Larry Elder Show | EP. 146

Some refer to it as the “Irish slaves myth,” which claims that there weren’t any Irish slaves, but “indentured servants.”  However, according to UCLA history professor Roger McGrath, the Irish slave trade began when 30,000 Irish prisoners were sold as slaves to the New World. In most cases during the 17th and 18th centuries, Irish slaves…