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OPINION: The Case For A Smaller, Humbler Federal Reserve

For two decades, the Federal Reserve has behaved less like a central bank and more like the nation’s emergency room physician, trauma counselor and part-time life coach. Markets sneeze, the Fed reaches for liquidity. Congress overspends, the Fed absorbs the debt. Asset bubbles inflate, then burst, and somehow the cure is always another round of … Read more

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CARTER: Congress Has a Plan. Several, Actually

Spring in Washington usually brings cherry blossoms, warmer weather, and a familiar reminder that Congress has a habit of taking on more than it can neatly resolve. This year is no different. What stands out is how much is moving at once, and how much now depends on Republicans keeping their strategy aligned with President … Read more

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