The Federal Reserve police state unto itself
Today was slow at work and I had some time to meander my way through the web focused generally on …
Monthly Archives: March 2015
Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Freedom for me, but not for thee
Being curious about what the Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act says amid the media frenzy regarding “legalized discrimination,” I decided …
Of Mandates, logistical problems, and public menaces
About currency, the US Constitution says, among other things, in Article 1, section 8, The Powers of Congress: To coin …
“Since 2008 people can just say anything”
Scott Sumner has a post criticizing an article chock full of tabloid economics that appeared in the Financial Times recently. …
Much ado about nothing (and something at the same time)
During the last week of December last year, my colleagues and I were confronted with some surprising news: our department …
The Fed, accountability and the General Welfare
Scott Sumner has a great post on Fed accountability (the second of two, actually) over on Econlog. He points out …
Is the Eurozone an “optimal” currency zone?
Ever since the recent Greek “tragedy” in 2011, the nominal debt problem that swallowed up not just Greece but other …
Extension of the subversive Fed theme: Tantalizing tidbits for conspiracy theorists in the 2009 FOMC transcripts
Back in November of 2013 I had a major bone to pick with at least one the proponents of the …
In the mood for a rant: Astounding Obama Administration and Fed incompetence
In the past there has been some speculation around market monetarist blogs that the Obama Administration was at least the …
Yellen and the Fed Borg– Accountability, Rules and the Fed part II
I wonder what it is about the institution of the Federal Reserve that takes great economists and turns them into …
