Hunter Lewis: Will Janet Yellen Lend Trump a Helping Hand?
The Fed has a way of getting the opposite of what it expects.
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Why Not Replace Dodd-Frank With Glass-Steagall?
The rare time where good policy is also good politics.
Trump Makes Up Murder Stats to Push for More Government Power
Trump has declared that homicide rates are at a 47-year high. The real data suggests we're closer to a 50-year low.
A Billion Dollars of Federally Funded Paranoia
When it comes to excess in the war on terror, it is difficult to compete with the 70+ fusion centers bankrolled by the Department of Homeland Security.
Cut, Don’t Reform, Taxes
Congress may make some small cuts in spending, those cuts will be dwarfed by spending increases on infrastructure at home and military spending abroad.
1917: Early Moves Toward American Intervention in World War I
Germans feared American intervention in the war, just as British propagandists moved to push American involvement.
How Trump Could Win the Currency War
If Trump wants to end the foreign currency manipulation he condemns, he can begin by ending the use of "non-standard" monetary tools in the US.
Will Janet Yellen Lend Trump a Helping Hand?
The Fed has a way of getting the opposite of what it expects.
Bill Belichick: Entrepreneur
Bill Belichick isn't only a Hall of Fame coach, he's a great American entrepreneur.
Human Action Beats Stats in the Super Bowl
We study probability and statistics for the same reason we study economics: we want to make sense of the world.
