Over at Forbes.com, Brian Domitrovic provides a solid rundown of last week’s Jackson Hole Summit, hosted by the American Principles Project. Domitrovic argues that while the Fed’s concurrent conference remained mired in discussions of irrelevancies, APP’s summit featured true innovators whose ideas
With “Audit the Fed” being described as the “direst threat” to the Fed since Dodd-Frank, it’s worth while noting the mounting number of horrid consequences to actual people who need to make a living, especially from the federalization of banks. Today’s Wall
Five of twelve regional Fed presidents have formally opposed Audit the Fed, and now Reuters reports: A Reuters survey of 24 state banking groups has found that four are actively opposed to Audit the Fed and five would probably take a stand against the
Steve, Rand Paul never predicted hyperinflation. He expressed two passing statements of concern in two obscure venues. That by no means constitutes a prediction. Moreover, Paul received a number of plaudits, not just critiques for his leadership on Audit the Fed. In addition to John Tamny’s
This is not another in a long line of often vitriolic attacks on Senator Rand Paul for his temerity to propose “auditing the Fed.” As is by now well-recognized, his proposal (S. 264, “The Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015”) is not
Breaking from libertarian orthodoxy, Sen. Rick Santorum endorsed a modest raise to $8.75 in the minimum wage over three years to show voters Republicans care about stagnant wages. “I’m not for what Barack Obama wants to do,” he told the Missouri Republican
While speaking at a Missouri Republican Party event on February 21, former Senator Rick Santorum advocated for moving away from the GOP’s “tired message” on economics and instead adopted a more “caring” one. He stated, in particular, that Republicans should avoid exclusively
On February 19, the Washington Times reported on an appearance former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee gave on Fox News’ The Kelly File the previous day. During the interview, Huckabee stated: “I also think … that my comments regarding the bottom 90 percent of
In a Bloomberg article from February 12, Senator Rand Paul discussed his views on Bitcoin and other alternative currencies. He stated that his concern with Bitcoin “was whether or not something has real value. I could imagine a kind of coin that was
