EconomyNews
How Helping Puerto Rico Through Debt Crisis Became Personal for One Conservative
Puerto Rico made Rep. Raul Labrador, but the fact he was born there, and called it home until he was 13 years old did not… Read More
EconomyNews
GOP Fights Over Whether Puerto Rico Rescue Plan Is a ‘Bailout’
The GOP lawmaker charged with devising a plan to rescue Puerto Rico from its debt crisis uses a word dreaded by most Republicans—bailout—only to describe… Read More
EconomyNews
Rand Paul Moves One Step Closer to Auditing the Fed
The Senate will vote on Sen. Rand Paul’s legislation to audit the Federal Reserve when Congress returns from recess in January. The Federal Reserve Transparency… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why You’d Be Wrong in Thinking the Fed Just Raised Interest Rates
For the first time in seven years, the Federal Reserve has raised its target for the federal funds rate. Some news reports get this story… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Banks Should Not Be Forced to Buy ‘Stock’ in the Federal Reserve
A week ago, President Barack Obama signed a new highway funding bill that will effectively tax banks and raid the Federal Reserve to pay for… Read More
EconomyCommentary
It’s Time to Stop Laughing at the Idea of Returning to Gold Standard
During the last debate Senator Ted Cruz, Ben Carson, Mike Huckabee and Senator Rand Paul all waded into monetary policy, a hot topic since the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Auditing the Fed and 3 Other Monetary Policy Reforms Lawmakers Slated to Vote on This Week
Proponents of monetary policy reform and financial deregulation have had very little to cheer about during the last few years. Even many of the positive… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Government Just Slapped Crowdfunding With a Bunch of New Regulations
Two events from last week exemplify federal officials’ refusal to let people live their own lives and earn money as they see fit. One deals… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Debunking Myths About Banks and the 2008 Financial Crisis
Between now and the presidential election, we’ll be treated to all sorts of wonderful fables about what caused the 2008 financial crisis and the best… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Can Two Polar Opposite Senators Muzzle the Federal Reserve?
The Federal Reserve has injected trillions into the banking system since the 2008 crisis, and we’re still stuck in a low-growth economy. Yet rather than… Read More
