Soaring inflation is the top issue for a lot of voters heading into the midterms, with most saying Republicans would do a better job of handling the problem. Indeed, Republican candidates are taking full advantage Read more
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Opinion: Supply-side challenges frustrate the Fed and other central bankers
These are tough times for central bankers. As they tighten monetary policy to combat inflation, governments in the U.S., U.K. and EU spend too much, and supply-side problems are becoming Read more
Opinion: What NASA knows about soft landings that the Federal Reserve doesn’t
The Federal Reserve still has a chance to meet both of its main goals — strong economic growth and stable prices — but time is running out to achieve a Read more
Opinion: What NASA knows about soft landings that the Federal Reserve doesn’t
The Federal Reserve still has a chance to meet both of its main goals — strong economic growth and stable prices — but time is running out to achieve a Read more
Opinion: Wall Street CEOs confirm their allegiance to Beijing
China has been in the news plenty this year. First there was the controversy surrounding Beijing’s hosting of the Winter Olympics. And then the United Nations issued a report confirming China’s “crimes against humanity.” Read more
Opinion: Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter will destroy freedom of speech, not protect it
NEW YORK (Project Syndicate)—In 1897, the American newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst sent illustrator Frederic Remington to cover the Cuban War of Independence. When Remington relayed that “there will be no war,” Read more
Opinion: China’s economy is rotting from the head
BOSTON (Project Syndicate)—China highlights a long-debated question about economic development: Can a top-down autocracy outperform liberal market economies in terms of innovation and growth? Between 1980 and 2019, China’s average Read more
Opinion: American democracy was broken long before the MAGA zealots denied the election and stormed the Capitol
PRINCETON, N.J. (Project Syndicate) – The current mainstream narrative in the United States holds that democracy is under threat from MAGA zealots, election deniers, and Republicans who are threatening to Read more
Opinion: Building subsidized low-income housing actually lifts property values in a neighborhood, contradicting NIMBY concerns
Building multiple publicly subsidized low-income housing developments in a neighborhood doesn’t lower the value of other homes in the area—and in fact can even increase their worth, according to a new Read more