EJ Antoni is a public finance economist and the Richard F. Aster research fellow in The Heritage Foundation's Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget.
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When people couldn’t afford housing during the Great Depression, they built shantytowns from scrap construction supplies and named them “Hoovervilles,” after President Herbert Hoover. Today,… Read More
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In 1913, Woodrow Wilson and his progressives promised that the Federal Reserve would avert both depressions and inflation, while preventing the wealthy from controlling America’s financial markets… Read More
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If you think the Treasury Department borrowing trillions of dollars is a problem only for future generations, think again. The interest rates on your credit… Read More
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While the White House lectures on the strength of the economy, Americans are drowning in credit card debt, which hit a record-high $1.13 trillion by the… Read More
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If you’re struggling to pay for groceries, you’re not alone. Staples such as bread, lunch meats, dairy products, and eggs have seen price increases of… Read More
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America’s political establishment has less respect for the U.S. dollar than our foreign adversaries. That was made clear when Tucker Carlson recently interviewed the Russian strongman President… Read More
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For all the White House’s bragging about the strength of the economy, most Americans still don’t approve of President Joe Biden’s performance on this issue. That’s… Read More
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Business headlines say that inflation is down, yet countless Americans are struggling, particularly with finding somewhere affordable to live. How do we reconcile these seemingly… Read More
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President Joe Biden recently took to a stage in North Carolina to tout his economic agenda, which includes bringing high-speed internet to rural America. But… Read More
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U.S. Steel, the world’s first billion-dollar company, is being sold for scrap. And Washington made it happen. Originally an amalgamation of Carnegie Steel and countless… Read More
