Fannie and Freddie Finally Wake Up
Because Fannie and Freddie weren’t allowed to fail, it has taken years for these wards of the state to smell the delinquent-mortgage coffee.
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Jeffrey Sachs’s Blind Spot
Jeffrey Sachs rightly sees the problems of state interventionism in foreign policy. But he then fails to see the same holds on domestic policy.
Why Politicians Win (and Workers Lose) Under Socialism
The higher on the socialist hierarchy you look, the more you will find people who are too incompetent to do the job they are supposed to do
Auto Loans: The Next Debt Bubble?
The auto-loan market has recently ballooned, but the delinquency data raises questions about how much longer these spending habits can last.
When Low-Wage Workers Are Better than Robots
Automation is not always a sign of greater efficiency — especially when automation is the result of government interference in the marketplace.
How Taxes Distort Business
Taxes not only fund wars and enrich unworthy rulers, but also create crippling distortions in every economy the world has ever known.
Stanley Fischer on the Balance Sheet: There will be no Tantrum on Wall Street
Stanley Fischer said on Monday that a negative market response to balance sheet reduction was unlikely.
The Federal Reserve Is, and Always Has Been, Politicized
The Fed has long claimed it is independent of politics. This, however, has always been a claim based on pure fantasy.
Busting the “Free College” Myth
If New Yorkers wanted to help students by paying for their tuition, they would have already done so on their own.
This Week’s Fed Events
Here are the Fed's upcoming events and speeches for the next week.
