Regulatory Policy Rethinking Lifetime Bans for White-Collar Criminals By David L. Bahnsen January 8, 2021 Prolonged bans are excessive and counterproductive.
Capital Matters Buybacks and Dividends Compared By David L. Bahnsen December 14, 2020 Stock buybacks aren’t repeatable, consistent, growing returns of cash to shareholders.
Capital Matters In Defense of Capitalism By David L. Bahnsen December 14, 2020 We must capably defend the call of the entrepreneur, the vitality of capital markets, and the nobility of free enterprise.
NR PLUS Economics San Francisco Puts Another Nail in Its Own Coffin By David L. Bahnsen December 9, 2020 For a city that already faces financial ruin, its newly passed ‘wealth tax’ could not have come at a worse time.
Fiscal Policy The Fake Controversy around Steve Mnuchin’s Fed Letter By David L. Bahnsen November 20, 2020 Silly debates over whether emergency credit-facility programs should be allowed to expire — they should — distract from a more important question.
NR PLUS Elections How COVID Could Become a Vulnerability for Biden in the Campaign’s Home Stretch By David L. Bahnsen October 28, 2020 Conventional wisdom says the virus is a bigger problem for Trump. But if Biden promises more lockdowns, economically struggling voters could flee.
Elections On Last Night’s Debate By David L. Bahnsen September 30, 2020 Everyone’s major takeaway was about Trump. As always.
NR PLUS Markets Explaining the Market Response to Today’s Economic Distress By David L. Bahnsen September 2, 2020 Where we go from here.
NR PLUS Regulatory Policy National Lockdown Aspirations: A Bridge Too Far Even for the Fed By David L. Bahnsen August 13, 2020 When Fed officials make policy pronouncements on non-financial matters on which they have no expertise or authority, everyone loses.
Regulatory Policy Regulatory Overreach Ahead? By David L. Bahnsen August 7, 2020 In moments of peak distress, we will see what we saw in March again, no matter what any regulator says or does.