stLouISTInterest Rate Hikes Aren’t a Solution for Supply Shocks
Policymakers are employing the wrong tools for the current circumstances.
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Fertilizer Firms Spread Wealth to Shareholders as Farmers Weather Extreme Prices
U.S. officials have banned fertilizer imports from key overseas competitors while domestic firms fork over billions in stock buybacks.
Rollups: Fertilizer Firms Spread Wealth to Shareholders as Farmers Weather Extreme Prices
U.S. officials have banned fertilizer imports from key overseas competitors while domestic firms fork over billions in stock buybacks.
Ban Forced Arbitration? Overturn the Filibuster? Not Us!
Today on TAP: The House bans it in all instances, along party lines, but it will go nowhere in the Senate.
The Progressive Caucus Unveils Its Day One Agenda
A blueprint for executive action includes 55 different items Biden can implement without Congress.
Magical Thinking About Putin’s Invasion
By pretending that NATO is not already at war with Russia, we’ve let Putin define the terms of engagement, at the tragic expense of Ukraine.
The Great Disconnect
Why are Americans so unhappy about the economy?
How High Energy Prices Emboldened Putin
Rupert Russell’s new book shows how the financialization of commodity prices worsens volatility and destabilizes geopolitics. It couldn’t be more timely.
Smoking Out Oligarchs, Russian and Other
Today on TAP: A Trump-era law, the Corporate Transparency Act, can help.
The Clarence Thomas Mindset
The Left Anchor hosts interview Corey Robin about his book on the Supreme Court justice.
The Democratic Party’s Biggest Problem Is Its Conservative Wing
Rep. Stephanie Murphy got everything she wanted, and it’s a disaster, so she’s retiring.
The Eight Congressmen Subverting the SEC’s Crypto Investigation
Call them the ‘Blockchain Eight.’
Biden’s VA Secretary Proposes Shutting Down Dozens of Facilities
It’s both bad politics and bad policy.
With Sarah Bloom Raskin Out, Who Gets That Key Fed Post?
Today on TAP: How about either Lael Brainard or Daniel Tarullo.
Homelessness Meets Cluelessness
Michael Shellenberger applies conservative culture war clichés to the housing problem.
We Need to Talk About Profits
Economists routinely ignore a fundamental set of data about the economy.
Altercation: The Dark Money Funding a Times Columnist’s Magazine
Just who is paying Bret Stephens to edit Sapir?
Starbucks Turns to Its Venerable Union-Buster
Today on TAP: Longtime CEO Howard Schultz has returned, apparently to squelch his baristas’ campaign for a voice on the job.
Lessons from Putin’s War
How should the American left respond to Russian imperialism?
U.S., EU Back Pharma in Denying Access to Lifesaving COVID Products
A compromise effort to waive intellectual-property rights for vaccines, treatments, and tests will do little to expand supply, experts believe.