Nick Arnold, Author at The National Pulse

Rand Paul Likens Fed to Soviet Politburo After Interest Rate Increase

On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve announced that it was raising interest rates for the first time in seven years. Surprisingly, longtime critic of zero interest rates Senator Rand Paul skipped…

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BBC Asks Why Americans Distrust the Federal Reserve

The debate over monetary policy has started to spill over into foreign media. In an article Monday, the BBC noted voters’ negative outlook on the Federal Reserve: Just a third…

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Poll Shows Americans Agree With J.K. Rowling: Voldemort Could Take Trump

When BBC Newsbeat tweeted that people were starting to compare GOP front runner Donald Trump with the wizarding world’s greatest villain, Dark Lord Voldemort, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling leapt…

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Forbes Defends Cruz on Gold Against NYT

Steve Forbes explains how The New York Times just doesn’t understand the gold debate and misfires in attacking Ted Cruz: The New York Times recently ran an article trashing the…

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Cruz Questions Yellen on Fed Policy

Ralph, you noted this first, but this New York Sun editorial is worth a closer look. In a glowing column Friday, the Sun praised Ted Cruz for his astute questioning…

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Rand Paul Rips Federal Reserve, Says Shrinking Dollar Hurts Poor

Rand Paul criticized Bernie Sanders for his “free college” plan Wednesday, pointing out that the money had to come from somewhere and predicting it would be from either taxpayers or…

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Fed Responds to Critiques by Trying to Curb Own Power

The Federal Reserve announced Monday that it is scaling back its controversial bailout authority in the latest sign that increasing congressional scrutiny is making Fed officials nervous. The move by…

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Cruz Surge Sets Off Panic in Congress

Ted Cruz’s strong showing in recent polls is provoking an interesting response from his colleagues in the Senate. The more success he shows, the more people line up behind his…

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Fiorina Slams Fed: “Strip the Dual Mandate”

Carly Fiorina gave a scathing analysis of the Federal Reserve on Tuesday, accusing it of deliberately pursuing policies that hurt savers and calling for a major pullback on the central…

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Fed Reform Battle Heats Up in Congress

A new bill seeking to increase oversight on the Federal Reserve and force it to endorse a rule will likely come up in the House this week, kicking the debate…

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Rand Paul Proposes Ban on Lobbying by Federal Reserve

Senator Rand Paul is proposing a bill to limit the ability of the Federal Reserve to interfere in the legislative process. The Bring Accountability Now to the Fed Act would…

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Federal Reserve Doesn’t Like Paul’s “Audit the Fed” Bill

In a shocking twist Wednesday night, Federal Reserve Vice-Chair Stanley Fischer decided that the Fed really shouldn’t be audited by Congress. Strangely, Fischer made his impassioned plea for the political…

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Lindsey Graham to Paul Ryan: “Take a Stand” on Immigration

Senator Lindsey Graham aired his frustration with Speaker Paul Ryan yesterday, targeting Ryan’s promise not to push immigration reform until after President Obama leaves office: “Forget about working with Obama,…

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Carson Draws Liberal Ire for Criticism of Fed

With all the recent criticism heaped on the Federal Reserve by Republican candidates, I suppose a media backlash was inevitable. Timothy Lee, writing for Vox, has attacked Dr. Ben Carson’s comments…

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Christie Slams Fed for Zero Interest Rates, Calls for Audit

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie sat down with Fox Business’ Maria Bartiromo this week, where he condemned U.S. monetary policy under the Obama administration. Christie said the Federal Reserve’s zero…

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Kentucky GOP Turns to Kim Davis, Planned Parenthood in Governor’s Race

Tuesday marks Kentucky’s gubernatorial election day, and the contest is coming down to the wire. Republican candidate Matt Bevin is surprised that it isn’t economic issues he’s hearing most about…

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New Cruz Ad: When Liberal Media Attacks, Who Can You Trust to Fight Back?

Ted Cruz is following up his impressive debate performance with a new ad highlighting his applause-winning takedown of the CNBC moderators. The ad, appropriately titled “When the Media Attacks, Ted…

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New Poll: Rubio Gets Big Post-Debate Bump

The latest Monmouth University poll of New Hampshire Republicans shows Senator Marco Rubio has tripled his support following a strong debate performance last week and has rocketed from middle of the…

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