Lyn Alden

This article draws mostly from chapter 8 of my new book, Broken Money. When we analyze the long-term potential of digital assets like bitcoin today, either from a bullish angle or a bearish angle, history can indeed be one of our strongest teachers. Although technology is inherently futuristic in nature, the problems that technology can solve … [Read more...]

I'm excited to announce that my new book, Broken Money, is now available. It can be purchased in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats on Amazon here. It can also be purchased at TheSaifHouse.com, including at wholesale prices for bookstores. The topic is about the past, present, and future of money, and why the current … [Read more...]

Published August 2023 For the past three decades (and in some ways stretching back up to five decades), the U.S. has been in a relative industrial decline. More specifically, the share of the U.S. economy that has been involved with manufacturing and related physical industry has declined, and the share of total global manufacturing held by … [Read more...]

Published: June 2023 In prior articles and newsletters, I've explored the causes of consumer price inflation over time. In short, the rate of consumer price inflation in an economy comes from a combination of 1) money supply growth and 2) significant changes in productivity and/or resource abundance. -Periods of fast bank lending or large … [Read more...]