by Dan Mitchell | Oct 28, 2023 | Blogs, Monetary Policy
I wrote yesterday about the two big reasons that central banks – such as the Federal Reserve in Washington – impose misguided monetary policy. They create too much money because they want to artificially goose the economy with Keynesian monetary policy,...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 27, 2023 | Blogs, Monetary Policy
Most people (though not all) understand that inflation is the result of bad monetary policy. That’s the easy part to grasp. What’s more difficult is figuring out why politicians and their central bankers impose bad monetary policy. Are they creating too...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 16, 2023 | Blogs, Monetary Policy
I have an old-fashioned belief that it’s important to be truthful when analyzing public policy. I criticize Republicans when they’re wrong and I criticize Democrats when they’re wrong. And I also praise politicians...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 10, 2023 | Blogs, Economics, Monetary Policy
I periodically write columns about “most ___ tweets.” Here are some recent examples. The Most Half-Right Tweet of 2023The Most Laughable Tweet of 2022The Most Enjoyable Tweet of 2022The Most Painful (for Our Leftist Friends) Tweet of 2021The Most Morally...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 26, 2023 | Blogs, Monetary Policy
Appearing on Vance Ginn’s Let People Prosper, I discussed spending caps, entitlement reform, past fiscal victories, and potential future defeats. For today, I want to highlight what I said about monetary policy. The above segment is less...
