Economy Fed Officials Face Diverging Mandates by March 16, 2026 by March 16, 2026 Inflation ticked down in January, the latest data released Friday from the Bureau of Economic Analysis shows. But it still… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy China’s AI Paradox: Can Innovation Thrive in a Captive Mind? by March 16, 2026 by March 16, 2026 In the technology arms race between the United States and China for dominance in artificial intelligence (AI), we are often… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz Ditches Seattle After Wealth Tax Vote by March 16, 2026 by March 16, 2026 I recently used economist Albert Hirschman’s Exit, Voice, and Loyalty to explain why Jacinda Ardern, the former prime minister of… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy The End of Pax Americana by March 13, 2026 by March 13, 2026 On February 20, the Supreme Court handed the Trump administration a stinging rebuke. In a 6-3 decision, the justices ruled… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy Warsh: The Fed Helped Create Fiscal Dominance by March 13, 2026 by March 13, 2026 For decades, economists have warned about the risk of fiscal dominance. Over the past year, the topic has graduated to… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy The Fed Has a Groupthink Problem. Warsh Can Fix It by March 12, 2026 by March 12, 2026 President Trump has nominated Kevin Warsh for the top spot at the Federal Reserve. Though a former member of the… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy Entrepreneurs Take on the Funeral Monopoly: When Selling a Box Becomes a Crime by March 12, 2026 by March 12, 2026 In 2017, Candi Mentink and her husband, Todd Collard, of Calvin, Oklahoma, launched Caskets of Honor, an innovative business selling… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy Inflation Edged Up in February, But Core Price Pressures Ease by March 11, 2026 by March 11, 2026 Inflation ticked up slightly in February, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported in its March release. The Consumer Price… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy AIER’s Everyday Price Index Jumps 0.61 Percent in February 2026 by March 11, 2026 by March 11, 2026 The AIER Everyday Price Index (EPI) saw its largest jump in 13 months in February 2026, rising 0.61 percent to… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy But What About China? A Response to Tariff Advocates by March 11, 2026 by March 11, 2026 In a recent Wall Street Journal piece, I argued that erratic tariff policy has alienated our allies and that the… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
