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3 Aug

Milton Friedman Would Oppose Judy Shelton as Fed Appointee

by Bruce Bartlett
  If the president gets his way, Judy Shelton will bring crackpot goldbuggery back to the central bank.   This week, the Senate...

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28 Jul

Bartlett: They Earn $200,000 and Complain They’re Broke

by Bruce Bartlett
  Many wealthy Americans insist they aren’t rich, and that has profound implications in electoral politics as well as economic...

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6 Nov

A Parable for the Times

by Bruce Bartlett
Back in the 1970s, Ms Body Politic was very sick with Stagflation Disease. Its two main symptoms were Inflation Fever and Unemployment...

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31 Jul

Washington for Beginners

by Bruce Bartlett
Washington for Beginners Grovel to senators, be nice to civil servants, and learn how to leak BRUCE BARTLETT Weekly Standard, JAN 01,...

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15 Jun

Original Sin: Say’s Law

by Bruce Bartlett
Original Sin: Say’s Law Bruce Bartlett     Jean-Baptiste Say was an important French economist in the early 19th century who...

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28 Apr

Bartlett: The Republican Tax Cut Myth

by Bruce Bartlett
Bruce Bartlett helped draft the 1981 tax cut while on the staff of Rep. Jack Kemp of New York. The Kemp-Roth tax bill was the basis for...

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19 Sep

The Triumph of Keynesian Economics

by Bruce Bartlett
The Triumph of Keynesian Economics Bruce Bartlett September 14, 2016       This essay explains Keynesian economics as...

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7 Apr

The Laffer Curve, Part 2

by Bruce Bartlett

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6 Apr

The Laffer Curve, Part 1

by Bruce Bartlett

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15 Feb

Donald Trump and Other Republicans Are Unemployment “Truthers”

by Bruce Bartlett
Bruce Bartlett is an economist who has worked on Capitol Hill, the White House and the Treasury Department. ~~~ Among Donald Trump’s...

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      Barry L. Ritholtz is co-founder, chairman, and chief investment officer of Ritholtz Wealth Management LLC. Launched in...

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