Inflation

Paul Craig Roberts, a former undersecretary of the US Treasury, discusses how indebted countries are forced to accept austerity.

Just in time for Halloween, the specter of a nation-paralyzing debt crisis threatens to rise once again from the crypt of bad ideas.

The Fed should require solid evidence that inflation poses a threat before it tries to slow the economy.

The specter of ISIS constantly trying to enlist dozens of Americans is a crucial element in maintaining the current war effort.

We're witnessing the coming of the employment truthers.

Some are panicking over a report showing that the eurozone is in deflation. But panic is the wrong reaction.

The ability of inflation “derp” to persist, and even flourish, in an age of disinflation remains remarkable.

The authors deconstruct and refute supply-side myths about how to create affordable housing in San Francisco - or any city - and propose some new approaches to affordable housing.

We are living in a time of monetary impotence, where central banks that have tried to reflate economies aren't having much success.

The economy continues to teeter on the edge of deflation. The Fed needs to pump up the money supply and stimulate demand in some other way.