Archive for May 2024
The Legal System Worked—or Did It?
Beware premature reassurance. The high court is still in Trump’s pocket.
Read MoreA Catastrophe in Slow Motion
There is still time for Biden to save his election and our democracy, but time is fast running out.
Read MoreBiden vs. the Free-Trade Blob
The influence of corporate free-traders is at last ebbing, and they are not going quietly.
Read MoreThe FDIC Shuffle
Chair Martin Gruenberg, weakened by the sexual harassment mess at his agency, will step aside once a successor is named. Will Biden appoint someone as progressive as Gruenberg?
Read MoreCrypto: Back From the Dead
It’s hard to think of a more useless financial invention. Crypto began as a fringe fad, disdained by the big investment banks. Now, Wall Street is cashing in.
Read MoreThe Indispensable Senator
Elizabeth Warren has had quite a run lately.
Read MoreInflation, Misguided Economics, and the Fed
Once again, mainstream analysts and Fed economists miss the real story in the latest inflation numbers—which is hidden in plain view if you bother to look.
Read MoreBiden’s New Tariffs on Chinese EVs
His policies on a broad range of issues are superb. Why don’t they translate into electoral appeal?
Read MoreThe FDIC Frat-House Culture of Sexual Harassment
Republicans want Chairman Martin Gruenberg to resign for his failure to end it. Should he?
Read MoreBritain’s Tories Are Being Punished by Voters. Why Aren’t U.S. Republicans?
Lessons from the Tory wipeout in local U.K. elections
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