Shining Light on the Fourth Branch of Government

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  February 26th at 08:01 AM  | 

This week, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will deliver his semiannual testimony before Congress defending his reckless monetary stimulus.  He will testify before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee today and the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday.  Now is a good time for Republicans to demand more accountability from the fourth branch of government – the one not mentioned in the Constitution. | Read More »

I propose calling the Trillion Dollar Coin a ‘Gresham.’

By: Moe Lane (Diary)  |  January 8th at 05:30 PM  | 

Mostly because calling it a ‘friedman’ is just a bit too obscure to be proper black humor; calling it a ‘keynes’ actually maligns a guy who would be freaking out over what Obama’s done to his economic policy*; and calling it a ‘fiat’ will cause people to confuse it with the car**. Anyway, basic details here (H/T Jim Geraghty): if you’re not familiar with what’s | Read More »

The Fed’s Spin on Inflation and the Fall of the Dollar

By: Ben Domenech (Diary)  |  March 4th at 11:09 AM  | 

Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss the reality of inflation vs the Fed rate, the latest unemployment numbers and the fall of the dollar. We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment and Stephen Clouse and Associates. If you’d like to email us, you can | Read More »