In 2008, Washington Mutual became the largest failed bank in US history. Fifteen years later, Silicon Valley Bank...
Andrew Moran
Economics Editor
Key US Recession Indicators Keep Flashing Red
Is the nation on the brink of a significant economic downturn? A US recession has been made the base case for...
Biden Budget 2024: A Fiscal Nightmare?
Another year, another deficit-fueled federal budget. Despite claiming to be monetarily responsible, President Joe...
Tax Hikes and Deficits Expected in Biden Budget
At this point in US politics, it is almost guaranteed that every budget submitted by a president will involve...
Where’s the Beef? – Swamponomics
Beef prices have soared at an exponential rate since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. Beef inflation...
Federal Reserve Proposes Rescuing Markets Forever
Three years ago, the Federal Reserve unleashed the mother of all quantitative easing (QE) bombs, slashing...
Saving Social Security – Four Proposals and a Financial Crisis
Since President Joe Biden accused the Republicans of proposing to eradicate Social Security and Medicare in his...
Will CBDCs Help the Authoritarians? – Swamponomics
Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) have become the greatest tools for authoritarians and big government...
Parsing the Donald Trump ‘Pro-American’ Tax and Trade Plan
During the 2016 presidential election campaign and throughout his term, President Donald Trump made China a...