The World Has Not Solved The Problem of Inflation
Throughout the various rounds of quantitative easing enacted by the Federal Reserve in response to a persistently sluggish economy, advocates…
4 Graphs Bernanke Doesn’t Want You to See
We wrote up a “QE3 Fact Sheet” after Ben Bernanke’s announcement on monetary policy Thursday. Left-wing apologists for the central bank came out in full swing, advocating for the…
Bernanke Announces QE3: Here’s Your Fact Sheet!
Chairman Ben Bernanke made two announcements Thursday about monetary policy: (1) the Federal Reserve will begin its third round of quantitative easing, and (2) it will maintain extremely low…
The Tax That Nobody is Talking About (Except Ron Paul)
If there is one topic that has animated the Republican presidential debates this election cycle, it is the economy. Americans are dissatisfied with the economic policies of the current administration…
Tell your Representatives to Cosponsor the Capital Gains Inflation Relief Act of 2011
Dear FreedomWorks member, As one of our million-plus FreedomWorks members nationwide, I urge you to contact your representative and ask him or her to cosponsor H.R. 2945, the Capital Gains…
National Debt Threatens U.S. Credit Rating
Stanford economics professor and creator of the Taylor Rule, John Taylor, had an interesting article in the Financial Times on Tuesday.
Deflation: The Good and the Bad
West Virginia economist George Selgin has an article posted on The American Conservative website on deflation. He analyzes the effects and types of deflation…