If the goal is to end inflation, there’s a simple answer. It has nothing to do with the Fed. And never has.
There’s Only One Fix for Inflation: It Has Nothing to Do With the Fed Read More »
Love or hate Donald Trump, the fraud charges against him are hard to take seriously. The very notion that he could trick banks in better lending terms by faking the valuation of his assets is too silly for words.
The ‘Fraud’ Charges Against Trump Bring New Meaning to Bogus Read More »
Few things are more fundamental to economic understanding than the basic truth that government has no resources.
The GOP Could Have Dismissed 4.9% GDP Growth, But Instead Owns It Read More »
Why would Texas politicians, and Texas Republicans in particular, risk their hard-won pro-business brand for political posturing that vandalizes basic economics?
Why Are Texas Republicans Attacking Banks In Texas? Read More »
Bringing it back to the Republicans and the right, the rich get that way by doing remarkable things that make the U.S. the envy of the world. The rich are brilliant. Why would Republicans and the right run from what has lifted them for so long? The Party of the Rich. That’s a cool thing to be.
The Republicans Were Much, Much Better When They Were the Party of the Rich Read More »
“No man’s life, liberty, or property are safe while the Legislature is in session,” is an old saw of American politics. It’s even truer for Congress.
Bob Menendez Is a Symptom Read More »
Congress is widely loathed by Americans who continue to overwhelmingly re-elect their own representative. This paradox speaks to the importance of strict term limits.
We Need Term Limits Precisely Because So Many Like Their Congressman Read More »
The problem with government can’t be found in how the funds it wastes are extracted, rather the problem can be found in the extraction. Eventually deficit hawks will realize this truth, that the real “burden on the grandchildren” is the size of the government they’ll inherit, not the debt.
Matt Gaetz Beat Kevin McCarthy, But Hasn’t Yet Won the Debate Read More »
Governments can only centrally plan the direction of resources insofar as they’ve taken them from us first, and they can only offer tax incentives insofar as they’ve overtaxed us first. The economic damage from their meddling is immediate.
No, There’s No Near-Term ‘Sugar High’ From Government Spending Read More »
Good arguments gradually win. The Freedom Caucus lacks them. It will never succeed so long as it doesn’t understand its argument.
To See the Problem, the Freedom Caucus Must Look In the Mirror Read More »
