Paul Mueller

OpinionVenezuelan Tragedy: Socialism, Entitlement, and Tyranny Are ConnectedOnce prosperous and cultured, Venezuela has become destitute, crime-ridden, and hopeless. Young socialists should take heed.SavePrintThis Venezuelan family walked for 15 days to g... See more

The Triumph of Economic Freedom Book Review Reviewed by This book review is a web exclusive for the Winter 2025/26 issue of The Independent Review. Freedom is only one generation away from extinction. That includes economic freedom. But Phil Gramm and Don... See more

The shocking capture and extradition of former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife over the weekend is the culmination of months of US pressure on the regime. President Trump and other administration officials have labeled Maduro and his clos... See more

December 2025 marks the official end of the largest cycle of quantitative tightening the Federal Reserve has ever undertaken. From a peak of $8.93 trillion in June 2022, the Fed has allowed $2.4 trillion in maturing assets to roll off its balance sheet. B... See more

BY Paul Mueller Listen to this Article More info 0:00 / 0:00 In 2021, two people you’ve probably never heard of— FaZe Rug and Adin Ross — faced off in a one-on-one basketball game at a Los Angeles gym. Winner gets $25,000. Sam Gilbert led a two-person tea... See more