Bob critiques MMT godfather Warren Mosler's recent interview where he argued that the Fed rate hikes have been fueling the strong economy.
Mainstream economists often claim that “market failure” is everywhere. However, when one investigates these so-called failures, one has to conclude that government intervention often is behind them.
For all of his freedom-loving rhetoric, it is clear that Woodrow Wilson was one of the most antifreedom presidents in U.S. history.
The Biden administration’s immigration “policy” is not simply bad governance. It is insane governance.
Alan Reynolds Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation has been zero for two months. Over the past 12 months, prices of food at home are up 1.1 percent, and energy prices are up 1 percent. Yet headlines keep focusing on the 12-month averages of 3 percent for
Colleen Hroncich One of the most prevalent claims by opponents of school choice is that “public schools serve everyone.” This is asserted on social media, in commentaries, on yard signs, and even in Change.org petitions. But it’s easy to see that the claim isn’t true. For starters,
Gene Healy I have no end of uncharitable thoughts about recent American presidents; yet, when I’m cataloging their sins, the words “undue caution” have never sprung to mind. Could it fairly be said of any 21st-century president—George H. W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, or Joe
Nicholas Anthony It has been three years since the postal banking pilot program made headlines in 2021, but it hasn’t had a single customer in at least two years (Table 1). It is long past time to put this idea to rest.
The Biden administration is determined to do an end run around the courts and ram through yet another student loan forgiveness plan. It is not real “loan forgiveness” but just a massive wealth transfer from lower-income to higher-income groups.