Will the Fed Be Able to Rein In Inflation without a Recession?
Perhaps what we’re now witnessing is the end of a period of relative macroeconomic stability that began in the 1990s.
Musk Sails into the Swamp
The week of May 16, 2022: Musk and Twitter, Musk and ESG, as well as inflation, baby formula, and much, much, more.
Unsteadiness at the Federal Reserve
The Powell Fed has lacked patience in its monetary-policy management, and we are now paying a heavy economic price.
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ESG, HSBC, and the Silencing of Stuart Kirk
HSBC banker Stuart Kirk currently being canceled for his views on climate change and financial risk.
How the West Coast Dockworkers’ Union Always Wins
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union, a big factor in America’s port inefficiencies, will likely get its way in contract negotiations yet again.
Gas Prices and the ‘Incredible Transition’
There was a time when the Biden administration used to claim that the surge in inflation was a brief ‘transitory. thing.
How Biden’s FDA Helped Cause the Baby-Formula Crisis
Nobody — including the FDA — is making any effort to test products from other countries before they reach the consumer.
Record-High Diesel Prices Spell Longer-Term Consumer Woes
Encouraging domestic fuel production would reduce the cost of diesel. Unfortunately for all of us, that doesn’t fit the administration’s agenda.
Will the Homeschooling Surge Outlast the Pandemic?
If so, it would doubtless reflect that parents are becoming more engaged in their children’s education for the long haul.
Finland’s Greens Now Fully behind Nuclear Power
They recognize that attempting to manage climate change will involve trade-offs of the type that many climate fundamentalists refuse to recognize.
More Good News for Critics of the SEC and the Administrative State
Last week, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals dealt a blow to the SEC’s system of administrative-law judges that could have farther-reaching consequences.
Labor Relations and Thought Control
The degree of intrusiveness of some contemporary employers goes beyond anything that could have been dreamt up by the robber barons of old.
Is the Housing Bubble About to Burst?
With the Fed massively behind the curve on inflation, what happens to home prices next?
More Cheap Talk Won’t Fix the FTC’s Morale Problems
A former FTC commissioner and a former staffer diagnose the agency’s woes and suggest measures to help restore trust between leadership and staff.
Always Charging the Same Car
The Biden administration’s drive to electrify the U.S. auto sector is at a pace indicative of a refusal to accept reality.