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The Fed Cuts, but the Market Shrugs: Why Mortgage Rates Refuse to Fall
I wrote a few weeks ago about how Trump’s manipulation of the Federal Reserve would have to go much further…
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How Does the Federal Reserve Set Interest Rates?
Introduction People in financial markets and in the media regularly track Federal Reserve announcements and forecast what the Fed’s interest…
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How Do Communities Form? Exploring ‘Social Philosophers’
The Social Philosophers by Robert Nisbet is a tour de force through human history and philosophy. He grounds the unifying…
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Trump Plays for All the Federal Reserve Marbles
After the dismal July jobs report, President Trump has doubled down on his efforts to pressure the Federal Reserve to…
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IOUs to Inflation: The Realistic Limits of Magic Money Theory
Recently, a couple of advocates of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) wrote in The Hill about “Why we should stop worrying…
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What the End of the Chevron Doctrine Means
Paul Mueller explains how the regulatory environment and economy changes with the end of the Chevron Doctrine.
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Sunnova Bankruptcy Signals Tough Times for Solar
One of the largest residential solar installers, Sunnova, went belly up on June 8. The company had over $10 billion…
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DEI is a Con: Five Hallmarks of a Hustle
The retreat of DEI may be one of the biggest political and cultural reversals in recent history. Corporate America is…
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How Currency Shapes Global Trade: Exchange Rates, Investment, and Stability
Free trade and free markets promote sound money, as countries compete for business and investment.
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Could Adopting Collectivist Activism Undo Classical Liberalism?
An important discussion is playing out on the political right regarding strategies and tactics for engaging society. A recent exchange…
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