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Tariffs are the talk of the town. The Trump administration is advocating for tariffs on just about everything and everyone, employing various justifications —...
Some variation of the phrase “the wealthy should pay their fair share of taxes” is frequently echoed by activists, pundits, politicians, and even some...
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between the United States, Mexico, and Canada harkens back to a not-so-distant past when Congress took its...
Inflation picked up in October, but remains more or less on track. The Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index (PCEPI), which is the Federal Reserve’s...
Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Alan Blinder argues that President-Elect Donald Trump’s economic agenda will spark inflation. “Almost every economist will tell you...
Inflation ticked up in October. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.2 percent last month. Prices are...
Why did the United States abandon the gold standard? In an article published recently by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Maria Hasenstab...
After dipping well below the Federal Reserve’s 2-percent target in August, inflation now appears to be back on track. The Bureau of Economic Analysis...
At the New York Times, Jeanna Smialek reports that economists are worried President-Elect Trump will stoke inflation. Voters returned Trump to office largely because...
There’s something happening here. What it is, ain’t exactly clear. Around the world, there is growing impatience with the orthodoxies and condescension of the...
President Trump’s return to the White House has sparked a resurgence of interest in central bank independence. Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr said he...
Sometimes a book’s cover gives the reader a particularly clear preview of its contents. The cover of JT Young’s book Unprecedented Assault: How Big...
Driven by progressive policies that stifled growth and burdened Americans with skyrocketing debt, elevated inflation, and economic malaise, has President Biden’s administration cemented its...