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November 30, 2025	Challenging Economy Poised to WorsenAll of this pain is due to tariffs.
October 19, 2025	The Economy Today – What’s Going On?The economic drag of tariffs will take many months to be felt in full.
April 13, 2025	The Stupidest of PoliciesThis whipsawing of tariff rates has unnerved financial markets, which on Wednesday, were toying with a liquidity crisis.
September 29, 2024	The Soft Landing MiracleThe hard part was ending inflation without also causing a recession.
March 26, 2023	Bank Failures Warn of Deeper Economic ProblemsDuring the Great Recession, a whopping 0.014 percent of banks were closed by the FDIC.
November 13, 2022	The Timing of Economic PolicyCentral planning of economic activity likely will result in wasteful, ineffective policies.
December 5, 2021	Some More Talk About Inflation RisksA price increase does not equate inflation.
August 23, 2020	What’s Up with Stocks?Prices of stocks will signal where the best investment options lie.
August 14, 2016	Entrepreneurship Proposal Will Strengthen INPRS and IndianaThe proposal would do three big things in the long term.
August 30, 2015	Quarterly Capitalism and a Tax on CapitalRequired quarterly profits reports inform investors of the state of business and so impact the price of capital, which is bought and sold in stock markets.
October 12, 2014	Worrying About a Stock BubbleConditions hint that we could be in for another financial crisis.

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