A Primitive Review of Bernanke’s 2012 Jackson Hole Speech
It’s depressing in more ways than one. Although among other things that were absent in his speech, that I will …
Monthly Archives: August 2012
What is so offensive about discussing free markets and lowering the cost of entry?
I am a capitalist and not ashamed of it in the slightest. Free market economies with principles of maximum economic …
Impressions from the RNC convention in Tampa: Day two
Admittedly, I didn’t pay as much attention to Wednesday’s convention program as I did on Tuesday. I had the stream …
Impressions of the RNC Convention in Tampa: Day 1
I watched most of the first day and these are the impressions I got, not in any particular order 1) …
Burning Out: My brain on politics and the Fed
This is my first post in almost a week. I’ve written several pieces that I had intended to post when …
Republican Platform Committee leaves mattress stuffing proponents out in the cold
The RNC Platform Committee resoundingly voted down a proposed amendment that would have added strong language regarding the soundness of …
Expectation channels and the Fed: a browse through Fed minutes provides some insight to the problems of the Great Recession
I am in the process of a project to go over the FOMC minutes from the later part of the …
The Bundesbank demonstrated the Sumner critique in 1991-92
Lars Christensen’s new post is well worth reading (link below) The Bundesbank demonstrated the Sumner critique in 1991-92. All I …
What does the term “liquidationist Republican” mean and does it make sense to use it in reference to Paul Ryan?
I used this term to describe Paul Ryan back in my post about Romney’s selection of Paul Ryan for his …
A perspective on the unemployment situation – before, during and after The Great Moderation
I was poking around on Fred for something to write about when I put the unemployment level together with real …
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