Kevin Hassett

Why Is Zohran Mamdani Ridiculed, Kevin Hassett Revered?

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Fed officials rate as much ridicule as does New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. Arguably central bankers rate more. To see why, stop and contemplate how politicians, pundits and economists have fallen all over themselves to elevate their own grasp of basic economics via Mamdani’s rhetorical confusion. Doesn’t New York City’s socialist mayor know […]

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Hassett Wants To Be Fed Chair. That Is What’s So Dangerous

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In his classic book Lombard Street, 19th century financial writer Walter Bagehot observed that due to the unwarranted prestige attached to central banks, posts within tend “to be desired by vain men, by lazy men, by men of rank.” President Trump, or those close to Trump, would be wise to heed Bagehot’s words as they

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