by James Rosen At a time of pandemic-driven gloom and relentless Republican-driven doom, President Joe Biden is already a flop. That’s the shrill, orchestrated and nonstop message […]
Tag: inflation
Only big government can tame big meat
by David Wainer The Biden administration desperately needs a win on inflation and cutting the price Americans pay for beef would have an immediate impact on most […]
Debate about inflation in 2022
by Ramesh Ponnuru Prices have been increasing at the fastest rate in decades, but we haven’t been having a debate about inflation. We’ve been having five. We […]
The high price of meat: Look at the packing industry
It’s not every day that the Biden administration and Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller agree. In fact, it’s more like a total eclipse of the sun. But […]
Inflation’s here. Let’s not make it worse
by Jay Ambrose For a quite a while, progressives were calling our country’s painful inflation mild and “transitory,” meaning it would last just a yawn or two […]
Guest essay: West Virginians can ‘Build Back Better’ without worry of inflation
by Del. Mike Pushkin Much political hay has been made about the opposition of both Sen. Joe Manchin and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito to the current draft […]
Federal Reserve is right to keep its options open
The Federal Reserve has recognized an important reality: Sometime soon, it might actually have to raise interest rates significantly to curb inflation. Officials are right to put […]
Maryland voters send a warning shot to Democrats
Oldtown, Md. — this ancient colonial town nestled along the north branch of the Potomac River could not be more different from the upscale suburbs of Chevy […]
Suspending the gas tax is a bad idea
by Karl W. Smith Some centrist Democrats in Congress are pushing for a suspension of the gasoline tax, on the federal and state levels, and it’s not […]
Attention, inflation skeptics: Holiday shoppers are talking to you
by Michael R. Strain The robust pace of U.S. consumer spending looks at first glance like evidence that inflation isn’t hurting a resilient U.S. economy. And that’s […]