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Economics

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Janet Yellen Meets the Right

  • March 2, 2015
  • Ralph Benko
In my weekly Forbes.com column today, I described the presentations made at a meeting led by American Principles in Action with Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen and Governor Lael…
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What Brian Domitrovic told Janet Yellen

  • March 2, 2015
  • Paul Dupont
Brian Domitrovic was one of 22 conservatives invited by American Principles in Action to meet with Janet Yellen last Friday. In his column yesterday for Forbes.com, Domitrovic reveals what he told the…
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Price of Beef Doubles

  • February 28, 2015
  • The Pulse 2016
The price of hamburger increased to a new record, $4.23 a pound, jumping 22 percent in the last year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  Official inflation remains low. …
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Santorum: “Pro-Freedom, Pro-Family, Pro-Growth, and Also Pro-Worker”

  • February 27, 2015
  • Maggie Gallagher
Sen. Rick Santorum’s CPAC speech carved out a niche for himself as the Blue Collar Conservative, the champion of the ‘little guy.’ Santorum called on the GOP to be “pro-freedom,…
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Rand Paul’s One-legged Stool

  • February 27, 2015
  • Maggie Gallagher
Rand Paul managed to give a speech without mention of Common Core, abortion, or gay marriage.  This lacuna was most obvious when Paul attacked judicial activism, but the only case…
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Scott Walker Takes up Cruz’s Challenge

  • February 27, 2015
  • Steve Wagner
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker came to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) loaded for…Ted Cruz.  Speaking a few minutes after the Texas Senator, Governor Walker responded to Cruz’s riff about…
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Monetary Policy Shrinking Middle Class

  • February 27, 2015
  • The Pulse 2016
At a CPAC panel on Thursday, APP’s executive director Terry Schilling told GOP candidates to look to monetary policy to explain the average family’s shrinking paycheck: “The demand for digital…
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Ted Cruz: The Most Conservative Guy in the Room

  • February 27, 2015
  • Steve Wagner
Speaking at CPAC, Ted Cruz invoked Ronald Reagan’s admonition to paint not in pale pastels but in bold colors – and bold he was.  Cruz seemingly came to CPAC with…
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The New Republic Wants to Ask Yellen About the Dangerous Gold Standard

  • February 25, 2015
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Kudos to Danny Vinik, with his shiny 2013 degree in economics and public policy from Duke University, for wanting to push Janet Yellen to address what he calls the GOP’s “implicit”…
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Latest Twist in Audit the Fed Debate

  • February 25, 2015
  • Ralph Benko
The political firepower generated by Sen. Rand Paul’s Audit the Fed bill is now giving new attention to an alternative or potentially complimentary political response: to shift power from the…
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Kudlow: Sound Money Key to Unleashing Economic Growth

  • February 24, 2015
  • Paul Dupont
Larry Kudlow reports on the dinner at which Giuliani made news by dissing President Obama’s love for America.  His new Committee to Unleash American Prosperity wants us to return to the first…
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The Horrors of Dodd-Frank “Banking”

  • February 24, 2015
  • Steve Wagner
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…
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Bankers versus Rand Paul?

  • February 24, 2015
  • Paul Dupont
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…
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Rand Paul Earns Kudos Not Just Critiques

  • February 24, 2015
  • Ralph Benko
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…
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Will Paul Get Serious About the Federal Reserve?

  • February 23, 2015
  • Steve Wagner
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…
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Santorum Says Stagnant Wages the Problem

  • February 23, 2015
  • Maggie Gallagher
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…
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Santorum Pushes for New GOP Economic Message

  • February 23, 2015
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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…
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Huckabee: GOP Must Talk About Stagnant Wages

  • February 20, 2015
  • The Pulse 2016
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…
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Rand Paul Discusses Bitcoin and Alternative Currencies

  • February 13, 2015
  • The Pulse 2016
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…
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Earth to GOP: Talk About Rising Costs

  • February 11, 2015
  • Jon Schweppe
When it comes to economics, Republicans love talking about jobs, jobs, jobs. They cite real unemployment numbers that are far worse than what the public is told. They cite record numbers…
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