In a recent Wall Street Journal op-ed, former Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Patrick Harker recounts an interaction with a protester who did not understand the Fed’s limits: Early…
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This year marks the ninetieth anniversary of the Banking Act of 1935, the law that gave the Federal Reserve its current structure. Often overshadowed by the 1933 Act, which created…
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“History doesn’t repeat, but it often rhymes,” is a famous saying attributed to American author Mark Twain. When you read today’s news about the French government and its debt situation,…
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National security is the textbook case of a subsidized public good — taxpayer-funded, centrally coordinated, and traditionally insulated from market prices. Ukraine’s wartime economy, however, offers a powerful counterpoint: a…
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President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” (OBBB) is a mixed bag for the Federal Reserve. On the one hand, OBBB’s passage removes the near-term difficulty of conducting monetary policy in…
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“I don’t give a sh*t what you call it.” So wrote Vice President J.D. Vance in response to journalist Brian Krassenstein, who questioned Vance’s assertion that assassinating suspected drug smugglers…
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National security is the textbook case of a subsidized public good — taxpayer-funded, centrally coordinated, and traditionally insulated from market prices. Ukraine’s wartime economy, however, offers a powerful counterpoint: a…
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President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” (OBBB) is a mixed bag for the Federal Reserve. On the one hand, OBBB’s passage removes the near-term difficulty of conducting monetary policy in…
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“I don’t give a sh*t what you call it.” So wrote Vice President J.D. Vance in response to journalist Brian Krassenstein, who questioned Vance’s assertion that assassinating suspected drug smugglers…
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For decades, New York City prided itself on being the financial capital of the world. It’s a place where money, culture, and power converge. And yet, as has been seen…