Is Inflation Back for Good?
Prices are up all over the economy. Here are scenarios about what might happen next.
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Harvard Housing Researchers Confirm That Supply and Demand Are Real
Plus: Hong Kong police raid a pro-democracy newspaper, Fed officials change their tune on inflation, and more...
Sen. Cynthia Lummis: Why I'm All In on Bitcoin
The Wyoming Republican believes bitcoin provides a serious alternative store of value, will spur renewable energy, and just might save the dollar.
Many Politicians Claim That Increased Spending Sparks Economic Growth. Here's Why That's Misleading.
A new study finds that as the government expands, the private sector shrinks.
Lumber Is Crazy Expensive Right Now. Biden Is About To Make It Worse.
The Commerce Department is planning to hike tariffs on Canadian lumber from about 9 percent to more than 18 percent.
Politicians Play With Fire by Risking Inflation
The value of our money may be the latest victim of pandemic-era policy.
Biden's $1.9 Trillion 'Rescue Plan' Isn't Saving the Economy. It's Holding It Back.
The economic aid package paid people not to work. So it's no surprise that many aren't working.
The Real Inflation Risk Is Political
The short-term inflation outlook isn't as grim as it looks, but the long-term situation could be awful
Bitcoin Is Protecting Human Rights Around the World
"It's an escape hatch from tyranny," writes the Human Rights Foundation's Alex Gladstein. "It's nothing less than freedom money."
In Zimbabwe, It's Crisis as Usual
A new round of hyperinflation was taking a heavy toll on daily life, even before the coronavirus hit.
Politicians Are Addicted to Price Controls
Instead of repealing tariffs that are raising aluminum prices, politicians are instead trying to lower aluminum prices by legislative fiat.
America's Forgotten Debt
Neither party is serious about reining in spending. This is unsustainable.
White House Wants to Cut Capital Gains Tax
The Trump administration may sidestep Congress to get another tax cut passed.
Venezuela Slashes Zeros From Currency to Fight Inflation
Venezuela attempts to combat economic illiteracy with more economic illiteracy.
Bitcoin Confuses Alan Greenspan
Mainstream economists were trained to believe that currencies need to be managed by central banks. So this new form of money is...hard to grasp.
Trump Is a "Lunatic" on Free Trade, Immigration: Podcast
Reason's Nick Gillespie talks to libertarian economist Gene Epstein about Trump, free trade, and his monthly debates at the Soho Forum.
Are Members of Congress Too Rich?
For the first time, most members in the U.S. Congress are millionaires.
The Real Power of Cash Is Its Anonymity
Getting rid of the $100 bill is one more trim on our freedom to be left alone.
Federal Reserve to Economy: Party On, Not So Excellent!
Continuing to keep interest rates near zero, as the past few years of that haven't done enough good.
Stock Market Panic! Why is It Happening?
Perhaps stock prices for past few years were to a large extent an inflationary bubble.
At Least the Federal Reserve Can Help Those Playing the Stock Market
Otherwise, evidence for positive outcome from quantitative easing slim, says study from Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
Whatever Happened to Inflation?
A look back at controversial predictions about monetary policy
College Students Increasingly Illegally Downloading Textbooks for Free
Who could blame them?
High Inflation, Toilet Paper Shortages Are a Small Price for an Oil-Rich Venezuela to Pay for Socialism and Screwing the 'Wealthy'
Some Western leftists still defend Venezuela
Wall Street's New Cryptocurrency Headquarters: Inside the Bitcoin Center NYC
Why does a virtual currency need a physical location?
Remy: All I Want for Christmas is U…
A holiday wish for a true Christmas miracle: a sound monetary policy
Nearly Half of US Colleges Don't Get Enough Tuition Revenue to Keep Up with Inflation
Universities are heading underwater
Inflation Is the Last Thing We Need
Inflation serves the governing class and hurts honest, hardworking people.
Is America on the Decline?
The fall of Rome is a pattern repeated by empires throughout history. Does that include us?
Stimulus May Fuel Inflation, Warns Federal Reserve Advisory Council
And feed market bubbles
Argentines Purchase Luxury Cars as Hedge Against Inflation
Anything to escape their worthless currency