EconomyCommentary
30 Years of Inflation Crammed Into Less Than 18 Months
Make no mistake, the recent scourge of inflation and high interest rates has been a heist buried beneath economic jargon. It has transferred a tremendous… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Inflation: Government’s Secret Tax That Erodes Your Hard-Earned Cash
Those in power talk about inflation as if it’s a natural occurrence. They’d have you believe that there’s no more sense in blaming government leaders… Read More
How Free Cash Ruins Lives
Some politicians and activists are eager to give you “free” money. They call it universal basic income, or UBI—cash for everyone, no strings attached. Comedian… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Time to End the Fed and Its Mismanagement of Our Economy
Every major economic downturn of the last 110 years bears the mark of the Federal Reserve. In fact, as long as the Fed has been around, it has… Read More
Economy Analysis
What Latest Inflation Numbers Mean for Your Wallet
Americans have felt the effects of ballooning inflation as a direct result of government-mandated shutdowns of the economy. Prices on essential goods, including food and… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Inflation Something to Worry About Now
Inflation has been accelerating this year, and it isn’t hard to see why. Government spending has been so overwhelming that even former U.S. Treasury Secretary… Read More
EconomyCommentary
El Salvador Is the First Country to Make Bitcoin Legal Tender
El Salvador passed a new law last month that makes bitcoin national legal tender alongside the U.S. dollar. This means Salvadorans can pay their taxes in bitcoin and use it for any debt or purchase. While this is the first time… Read More
EconomyNews
Sen. Pat Toomey Questions Fed’s Racial Agenda
The Federal Reserve Bank, which is charged with setting monetary policy, appears to be going woke, Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., warns. Toomey cited the focus… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Specter of Rising Inflation Threatens Future Economic Freedom
As the worst and most devastating initial economic impact of the global pandemic begins to fade, nations around the world face a number of challenges… Read More
EconomyNews
How China Would Benefit From a Key Change to International Monetary Fund Policies
Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., recently wrote an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal on House Democrats’ efforts to require the International Monetary Fund to issue… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Japan’s New Prime Minister Faces Daunting Challenges
Yoshihide Suga, the chief Cabinet secretary und former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, was recently elected president of the Liberal Democratic Party in Japan and has… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Creating a Smart Financial System Based on Better Monetary Policy, Deregulation
Millions of Americans live in fear of another financial crisis, so they are willing to go along with extensive regulation of the financial sector. Unfortunately,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Latest US Credit Outlook Downgrade Should Be the Wake-Up Call Our Leaders Need
The major credit rating agency Fitch Ratings announced July 31 that it was downgrading the U.S. federal debt outlook from “stable” to “negative.” This is… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Plunge in Investment, Production, and Consumption Requires Smart Reopening, Not More ‘Stimulus’
This week’s gross domestic product report painted a stark picture; namely, a historic plunge in the production of goods, provision of services, and private investment…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
Coronavirus Doesn’t Change Good Economic Policy
The fundamentals of the U.S. economy are still strong, and the coronavirus won’t change that. Good policy also doesn’t change in a crisis, and Congress… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
Why the Federal Reserve Has Done More Harm Than Good
If the Federal Reserve brought home a report card reflecting its performance since its creation in 1914, its parents would not be pleased. Its record… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Absurdity of Modern Monetary Theory
As the campaign in the 2020 presidential race heats up, so do the promises, with each new candidate vying for who can offer voters the… Read More
EconomyNews
Trump Fed Nominee Stephen Moore Withdraws Bid
Economist Stephen Moore withdrew Thursday as the president’s nominee for the Federal Reserve Board, citing a sustained political attack on him. Moore, a visiting fellow… Read More
EconomyFeature
This Man Grew Up in Venezuela. Here’s His Message to Americans Who Want Socialism.
Socialism is just a theory, an ethos, for many born and raised in the United States. But for Ricardo Pita, who was born and raised… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Fed Should Have Only 1 Mandate: Monetary Neutrality
Congress can improve the nation’s monetary policy by replacing the Federal Reserve’s so-called dual mandate to promote stable prices and maximum employment. Instead, the Fed’s… Read More
EconomyNews
Trump Taps Stephen Moore for Federal Reserve Board
President Donald Trump will name economist Stephen Moore, a visiting fellow at The Heritage Foundation and former Wall Street Journal economics writer, to the Federal… Read More
EconomyCommentary
8 Years Later, the Damage of Dodd-Frank Continues to Mount
President Donald Trump signed into law the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act on May 24 to, among other things, provide exemptions to… Read More
EconomyCommentary
How Big Government Made the Depression Worse, and Would Do Similar Damage Today
We are a nation of 325 million people. We have a bit of control over the behavior of our 535 elected representatives in Congress, the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Federal Taxpayers Should Not Cover Guarantees in Any Future Mortgage-Backed Securities Market
After nearly a decade since the 2008 financial crisis and collapse of the private label mortgage-backed securities market, the U.S. mortgage securitization market has remained… Read More
EconomyCommentary
How to Make Bank on Your New Investments
Most people talk with Arthur Laffer about supply-side economics and his famous “Laffer curve,” which shows how governments can increase revenues by lowering taxes. But… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Trump’s Picks for Fed Chief, Governors an Opportunity to ‘Drain Swamp’
When President Donald Trump took office, there were three vacancies on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors. Then, unexpectedly, Fed Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer resigned,… Read More
EconomyNews
Bankrupt Puerto Rico Gives Millions to Sketchy Firms With Government Ties
Bankrupt Puerto Rico has awarded nearly $11 million in consulting contracts to various businesses, including marketing, lobbying, and public relations firms, some with ties to… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Popular Narrative About Financial Deregulation Is Wrong
Americans are being fed a false narrative. As the story goes, in 1999, Congress repealed the 1933 Glass-Steagall Act. The financial sector was free from… Read More
EconomyNews
House-Passed Debt Relief for Puerto Rico Splits Conservatives
A bill establishing a legal framework for Puerto Rico to restructure its $72 billion debt load passed the House by a 297-127 vote after months of haggling among the… Read More
EconomyNews
He Blew the Whistle on a Global Financial Firm, Then Broke Open Swiss Bank Secrecy
This Sunday on “Full Measure,” we have the incredible story of a whistleblower sent to prison after turning evidence against one of the biggest and most… Read More
