Politics Trump’s “Liberation Day” Tariffs are a Mistake by April 2, 2025 April 2, 2025 President Trump has declared today “Liberation Day,” because many of his tariffs come into force.… Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Politics What Economists Do and Why They Do It by April 2, 2025 April 2, 2025 What should economists do, and are we doing it? Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Politics The Contested Meaning of the Constitution by April 1, 2025 April 1, 2025 While many people have declared the US Constitution to be “crystal clear” on issues of… Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Politics If Only FTX Could Use the Fed’s Accounting by April 1, 2025 April 1, 2025 What happens to businesses when liabilities exceed assets? They go bankrupt, with the spectacular failure… Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Politics Who Owns the Gold? by April 1, 2025 April 1, 2025 With people calling for an audit of the US gold stores at Fort Knox, perhaps… Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Politics McMaken Talks Gold Reserves on the ‘World Affairs in Context’ Podcast by April 1, 2025 April 1, 2025 Post Content Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Politics Federal Spending in 2025 Is on Track to be the Highest Ever by April 1, 2025 April 1, 2025 For the first five months of the 2025 fiscal year, federal spending is coming in… Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Politics Warren Buffett Gets It Wrong by March 31, 2025 March 31, 2025 Warren Buffett is well-known for his investment acumen, and he often makes public statements in… Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Politics First They Came for the Op-Ed Writers by March 31, 2025 March 31, 2025 The Trump administration continues its assault on the First Amendment and the rights of dissenters.… Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Politics Do Inflationary Expectations Cause General Increases in Prices? by March 31, 2025 March 31, 2025 Economists like to claim that expectations of more inflation lead to, well, more inflation. Such… Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail