Archive for February 2023
How Far Will the Supreme Court Go?
Consider two pending cases, on Biden’s student debt relief plan and the CFPB.
Read MoreThe Fed’s Own Economists Challenge Interest Rate Folly
Biden should appoint a prominent dissenter to the open post of Fed vice chair.
Read MoreSome Good News for Democrats
Just when you are despairing about the Dems, they have a surprisingly good day.
Read MoreHow Monopoly Destroys Democracy
The new movement to connect the restoration of democracy with the revival of antitrust and competition
Read MoreBeware Debt Hysteria
Spending cuts for the sake of debt reduction would weaken both Biden and the economy.
Read MoreThe Wildly Misleading Inflation Numbers
The Consumer Price Index gets the story of housing costs backwards.
Read MoreA Cure for the Biden Blues?
Or 21 months of nail-biting between now and November 2024
Read MoreJulie Su as Labor Secretary Is a Three-Fer
She opens space for Biden to name someone better than Lael Brainard to head the NEC.
Read MoreSoul on Ice
Why did Labor Secretary Marty Walsh give his president the bum’s rush?
Read MoreBipartisanship in the House
As the China menace keeps ballooning, the House Select Committee on China appears to be a serious undertaking.
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