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Can American Democracy Rebuild After Trump? Jul. 15, 2025
There are a lot of things Donald Trump does not like. Find a common theme, and one may conclude that... Read More
New Bank Regulations Will Hurt Small Businesses and Middle-Class Borrowers the Most Jan. 16, 2024
The rapid succession of bank failures last spring clearly spooked federal regulators at the FDIC, th... Read More
The Tyranny of the Phillips Curve Dec. 19, 2023
Repeat after me, class: Growth does NOT cause inflation. Write it on the blackboard 100 times. For d... Read More
Responsible Government Isn't Just for the Tough Times Nov. 06, 2023
Some policy experts who, over the last few decades, saw little need for serious fiscal austerity bec... Read More
Responsible Government Isn't Just for the Tough Times Nov. 02, 2023
Some policy experts who, over the last few decades, saw little need for serious fiscal austerity bec... Read More
New Banking Regulations Could Sink the Economy Aug. 08, 2023
Banking is just about the most regulated industry in America. Yet, as we saw with the collapse of Si... Read More
Why We're Asking the Wrong Question About the Industrial Policy Push Jul. 27, 2023
Proponents of the ongoing push for national industrial policy, whether they come from the left or th... Read More
Biden's Deficits Threaten Economic Doom Jul. 20, 2023
The latest grim news on the exploding federal government deficit testifies to the recklessness and i... Read More
Surprise: Debt Conversation Brings More Pointless 'Tax-the-Rich' Talk May. 25, 2023
Whenever we have a national conversation about government debt, Democrats invariably respond that sp... Read More
The Fed Has More Than a 'Credibility' Problem Apr. 13, 2023
I have heard some people say that the Federal Reserve has a credibility problem. The agency missed t... Read More
Will the Fed Blink in 2023? Will Congress Throw More Fuel on the Fire? Dec. 29, 2022
In the final week of 2022, we Americans can foresee two significant economic risks in 2023. The firs... Read More
Incoming Republicans: Don't Fight Dems, Fight Inflation Nov. 03, 2022
Republicans want to take over Congress and come Tuesday they might get their wish. Assuming they win... Read More
Will the 'Experts' Ever Learn Their Lesson? Oct. 27, 2022
Debate now rages about whether the Federal Reserve should continue to raise interest rates to tame i... Read More
Are Deficits Actually Going Down? Oct. 06, 2022
The president is annoyed. On Saturday, during a speech to the Congressional Black Caucus, he complai... Read More
Biden's Budget Deficit Victory Lap Is Unearned and Unjustified Jun. 16, 2022
President Joe Biden is taking victory laps for last year's reduced budget deficit. No one would be h... Read More
Joe Biden's Economy Is a Disaster Jun. 15, 2022
This week, the stock market took a turn into bear territory on the heels of yet another brutal month... Read More
Spread the Blame Around for Fed's Lack of Accountability May. 19, 2022
After presiding over the biggest Federal Reserve failure in 40 years and with inflation rating as th... Read More
Supply Shocks Are Fueling Today's Inflation Apr. 13, 2022
Inflation was in witness protection for many years, but it has finally come out of hiding, accompani... Read More
The Biden Recession Is Coming Apr. 01, 2022
Larry Summers served as secretary of the Treasury, director of the National Economic Council, and pr... Read More
Inflation: The Result of Sticker Shock on Government Spending Mar. 31, 2022
Many people still blame today's inflation on snags in globe-spanning supply chains. The chief propos... Read More
