inflation

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^{Nathan Lewis
March 12, 2025
Economics

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Another Round of Inflation on Deck

_{Nathan Lewis
March 12, 2025
Economics

5}

When we wrote this in 2022, it took about $1800 to buy an ounce of gold. Today, it is more like $2900. That implies an $1800/$2900=0.621 or a 38% decline in dollar value over that period. Prices will eventually adjust, over a period of years, to the new, lower value of the currency, with some prices moving faster and some moving slower. “All things being equal” (they never are but it is a good principle), we should expect a $2900/$1800 or 61% rise in prices of goods and services going forward, compared even to the inflation-boosted prices that we have had to get used to in 2022-2024. Read More ›

^{Scott S. Powell
March 22, 2023
Economics}

Securing America with Scott Powell (part 1)

_{Scott S. Powell
March 22, 2023
Economics}

^{Scott S. Powell
March 20, 2023
Economics

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The Greatest Risk to Americans Is the Federal Government, Not Bank Failures

_{Scott S. Powell
March 20, 2023
Economics

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It's far better for America’s citizenry and businesses to have the strength and resourcefulness that comes from free exchange of ideas and information, creativity, honesty, and self-reliance than to have a dependence on a profligate and corrupt government. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
November 8, 2022
Education

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Constraints on Educational Freedom Have Dems Fleeing the Party

_{Keri D. Ingraham
November 8, 2022
Education

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White suburban women, who comprise roughly 20% of the electorate, have swung right. Concerns about skyrocketing costs and crime have been top of mind for these women, and for the moms and grandmothers of this population segment, education has been a key driver of their party affiliation change. Read More ›

^{Center on Wealth & Poverty
May 31, 2022
Economics

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Inflation: What It Is, Why It’s Bad, and How to Fix It

_{Center on Wealth & Poverty
May 31, 2022
Economics

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Authors Steve Forbes, Nathan Lewis, and Elizabeth Ames provide insights from their hot-off-the-press new book, Inflation: What It Is, Why It’s Bad, and How to Fix It. Read More ›

^{Scott S. Powell
April 28, 2022
Economics

5}

Mounting U.S. Debt and Misguided Foreign Policy Risk a Dollar Doomsday

_{Scott S. Powell
April 28, 2022
Economics

5}

The U.S. dollar is getting perilously close to losing its status as the world’s reserve currency, and there is less room than ever for error on the international stage. Read More ›

^{Debra J. Saunders
September 12, 2021
Citizen Leadership

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DC’s Insatiable Urge to Splurge

_{Debra J. Saunders
September 12, 2021
Citizen Leadership

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Asked Wednesday when Congress will raise the debt ceiling by mid-October, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi responded that the House will do what needs to be done “because it’s the responsible thing to do.” What exactly? “We’re paying the Trump credit card,” she said. As long as both parties think they can keep spending money on credit and blame it all on the other side, red ink will flow. Read More ›

^{Gale Pooley and Marian Tupy
June 25, 2021
Economics

4}

U.S. Housing Became Much More Affordable Over The Last 40 Years

_{Gale Pooley and Marian Tupy
June 25, 2021
Economics

4}

Contrary to what your late-night infomercial might be saying, real estate is not just about location, location, location. It is primarily about financing, financing, financing. Read More ›

^{Scott S. Powell
April 22, 2013
Economics

4}

Normalize U.S. Economy

_{Scott S. Powell
April 22, 2013
Economics

4}

U.S. stock prices have just reached record highs, erasing the losses since the previous 2007 peak. But the U.S. economy as measured by the labor-force participation rate, which captures the percentage of working-age people in the labor force, has just dropped to a new 34-year low of 63.3 percent. Since the Great Depression, recessions have always been followed by strong Read More ›

^{Richard Rahn
June 21, 2002
Economics

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How to Forecast the Economy

_{Richard Rahn
June 21, 2002
Economics

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Knowing that I am an economist, friends and acquaintances frequently ask me, “What is going to happen with the economy?” If I say with great assurance, “Inflation will rise 0.3 percent, unemployment will fall 0.6 percent, and economic growth will increase by 3.2 percent,” they will walk away happy, believing they know something others do not. Or, I can be Read More ›