Is Our Exploding National Debt Fueling An Economic Crash?
At our current rate of spending, the U.S. will be unable to confront major problems in the future because we’ve already stretched ourselves too thin.
After Raking In Millions From Wall Street, Yellen Calls Meeting With Top Financial Agencies To Decide GameStop Investors’ Fate
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen plans to meet with top federal financial agencies to discuss the Democratic administration’s response to Redditors’ ongoing hedge fund shorting game.
Stupid Government Fueled The GameStop Mania And Shouldn’t Make It Worse
History has shown us over and over again that government ‘fixes’ just worsen the very problems government created to begin with.
Democrats Pledge To Fight Trump Rule Ensuring Banks Won’t Refuse Service To Conservatives
Banks have a duty to provide proportionate access to financial services, even for clients involved in legal but politically controversial industries.
After 14 Months, Federal Reserve Pick Judy Shelton Deserves A Senate Vote
With Democrats united in opposition to sound money, it’s time for GOP senators to confirm Mrs. Shelton and expose the partisan divide on the Fed’s policies.
The Modernist Federal Reserve Facade Is Headache-Inducingly Hideous And Should Be Abandoned Immediately
It’s time for our society to awaken from its media-induced slumber and demand human-scale architecture once again.
Letter To Fed: Shareholders Should Drive Investing, Not Social Justice Warriors
Progressives have sought to impose their views on Americans through corporate America. Thanks to COVID-19, now conservatives are working to push politics out of boardrooms.
Since Start Of Pandemic Panic, 22 Million Americans Have Filed For Unemployment
If the current trajectory continues, which it likely will, the official unemployment rate will land somewhere between 15 to 20 percent next month.
The Economic Disaster Media And Washington Haven’t Begun To Notice
Just beyond — and in the midst of — the public health and financial liquidity crises is the expansive and potentially devastating solvency crisis.
A Plan To Save Main Street From The Coronavirus Economic Crisis
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s coronavirus bill is not enough. It is not nearly enough. And if there is any hope of keeping the U.S. economy from free fall, its deficiencies must be addressed this week.
Federal Reserve Announces $700 Billion Asset Purchases, Cuts Interest Rates To Zero
The nation’s central bank stated in an emergency that it was ‘prepared to use its full range of tools’ to keep the economy afloat.
Don’t Be So Confident: Here’s How Bernie Sanders Could Win The Election
Sen. Bernie Sanders’s rise, his supporters, and the national mood he is running in mirror the president’s circumstances four years ago, and the primary is an early tell.
How Paul Volcker Put The Country Above Himself And Wall Street
There’s a sense that the bureaucrats who command the federal leviathan work for themselves, not for the country at large. That wasn’t true of Paul Volcker.
Federal Reserve Chair: Our Massive Federal Budget Deficits Are Unsustainable
Jerome Powell, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, issued an ominous warning to lawmakers Wednesday that the federal budget is on ‘an unsustainable path.’
In Third Democratic Debate, Candidates Avoid Talking About The Economy Even As They Claim A Recession Looms
A quick glance at the yield curve, which has predicted every recession for the past 50 years, shows the possibility of another recession in the near future.
Why Farmers Aren’t Going To Abandon Trump Over The Trade War
The popular narrative goes that because President Trump launched a trade war against China, China has retaliated by tariffing agriculture products from red states that voted for Trump. False.
GOP Again Capitulates To Dirty Tactics Against Federal Reserve Candidate Stephen Moore
Shortly after President Trump nominated Stephen Moore to the Fed, the courts released the full details of his divorce, even against the wishes of both Moore and his ex-wife.
Why The United States Needs To Encourage Americans To Hold Gold
Discouraging Americans is deeply misguided at a time the dollar bears no fixed relation to gold and other nations, most notably China, are encouraging their citizens to accumulate gold.
If Nominated For The Federal Reserve, Herman Cain Deserves A Fair Hearing
No, it’s not ridiculous for President Trump to consider nominating Herman Cain to the U.S. Federal Reserve Board. Cain has relevant experience and good ideas.
If We Don’t Cut Debt And Spending, The U.S. Is Poised For Another Financial Crisis
If inflation reaches ‘80s levels and the Fed responds by increasing interest rates to ‘80s levels, the United States will undergo a jarring debt crisis.