California’s ‘Inflation Relief’: An Election-Year Handout
There’s no such thing as ‘inflation relief’ at the state level. We must see this scheme for what it is: bribing voters with their own money.
Inflation
White House’s 2021 Fourth of July Cookout Tweet Did Not Age Well
The cost of Americans’ July 4 cookouts increased 17 percent, or $10, from 2021, something the White House will not be able to boast about.
If You Really Want to Understand Inflation …
On inflation, John Maynard Keynes’s prescription for government economic management steered us wrong in the 1930s and still bedevils us.
Biden at Odds with His Own Cabinet on Gas-Tax Holiday
Joe Biden contradicts his own Energy Secretary on whether suspending the federal gas tax will hurt the government’s ability to pay for infrastructure projects.
The Fed Should Be an Inflation Fighter, Not a Social-Justice Warrior
A House bill that seeks to bring ‘equity’ and ‘inclusion’ to the Fed is a grave threat to responsible monetary policy.
No, Corporate Greed Is Not to Blame for High Gas Prices
Though the Biden administration’s energy policies aren’t helping the problem, the surge is due primarily to global changes in supply and demand.
How to Fix Inflation
If the Republicans regain some political power, an inflation-fighting bill will have to be their top priority.
Biden to Call for Federal Gas Tax Holiday as Prices Continue to Surge
The nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget warned that the move will exacerbate inflation.
Jitters in the Euro Zone
Some tricky maneuvering lies ahead as the European Central Bank tries to avert a revived euro-zone crisis.