Economic Policy

Market Reaches a Hard Fork in the Road

The next two weeks are likely to be where the S&P finally breaks out of its tight trading...

The Three Rs of Government Growth: Here’s How to Stop It.

“It is incredible the quantity of good that may be done in a country by a single man...

The Almost Perfect People

A few years ago, I read a book called “The Almost Nearly Perfect People.” It extoled the virtues...

GO Ahead: Make My Day!

 "By integrating the vital role of the supply chain into national income accounting, Mark Skousen's development of gross...

Lots of Blame to Go Around for Banking Turmoil

Yields on Treasuries have nosedived in a full-scale rebuke of Fed Chair Jerome Powell claiming that rate cuts...

Elon Musk Reads This Classic Free-Market Book During Banking Crisis

“From classic sci-fi works to complex studies on artificial intelligence, Musk credits books with helping him achieve his...

When Will This Time Bomb Explode?

“If the national debt rises for 60 years at the rate it has risen during the previous 30,...

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Bracing for a ‘No Landing’

Here’s something you’re not likely to hear from a commercial airline pilot the next time you fly: “Ladies...

Two Professors of Finance Called the Top and Bottom on Wall Street

“The public is right during the trends, but wrong at both ends.” -- Humphrey Neill (“Maxims of Wall Street,” p....

Maybe No Soft or Hard Landing for Economy as Job Market Strengthens

Bond and equity markets are in a much better place than how they ended 2022, with further evidence...