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Keynes Doesn't Gain Legitimacy During Downturns
2+ hour, 46+ min ago (334+ words) The worst thing for a country's economy is for legislators to borrow money for deficit spending during economic downturns. Too bad no one agrees, including those perhaps pre-disposed to agree. To distinguish between government spending based on taxes collected versus…...
Trump Wants To Run The Economy Hot
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (19+ words) Trump Wants To Run The Economy Hot'RealClearMarkets Trump Wants To Run The Economy Hot High growth today, problems tomorrow....
Why Are Americans So Unhappy With The Economy?
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (24+ words) Why Are Americans So Unhappy With The Economy?RealClearMarkets Why Are Americans So Unhappy With The Economy? Trapped in the hell of social comparison...
Markets Require a Balanced Marketplace of Ideas
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (816+ words) The fallout from plucking former dictator Nicolas Maduro from Venezuela'to face multiple'criminal charges is plain.' What will the transition look like?' How much will life change for Venezuelans?' How will his allies react?' Will their oil industry recover? About the…...
A 'Manufacturing Boom' Exists Only In Trump's Imagination
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (16+ words) A 'Manufacturing Boom' Exists Only In Trump's Imagination'RealClearMarkets A 'Manufacturing Boom' Exists Only In Trump's Imagination...
Fixing Inflation Policy Starts With Fixing Measurement
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (136+ words) The debate over how far to cut interest rates while inflation remains above target has pushed inflation measurement back to the center of monetary policy. What once seemed like a technical concern has become central to the policy debate, as…...
The Fed Is Flawed, Politicization Makes It Worse
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (214+ words) On Monday, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivered a stark warning." Responding to the Justice Department's subpoena and threat of charges, Powell said the move was a pretext: an attempt to pressure the central bank into setting interest rates according…...
Is Japan "Normal" Again?
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (30+ words) Is Japan "Normal" Again?RealClearMarkets Is Japan "Normal" Again? After decades of trying, it looks as if inflation and nominal income growth have finally reset to a new, faster baseline....
The Impoverishing Nature of J.D. Vance's Economics
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (16+ words) The Impoverishing Nature of J.D. Vance's Economics'RealClearMarkets The Impoverishing Nature of J.D. Vance's Economics...
Stagflation in 2025. Overheating in 2026
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (27+ words) Stagflation in 2025. Overheating in 2026RealClearMarkets Stagflation in 2025. Overheating in 2026 In 2025, we worried that the trade war and immigration restrictions would lead to stagflation....