Why Does the Federal Reserve Target 2% Inflation?
This week I have a question from Eugene from Missouri about the Federal Reserve. He asks, “we often…
How to Make a Budget in Just a Few Easy Steps
One of the common mistakes people make is thinking that economics is the same thing as finance. Many…
What Is Fractional Reserve Banking and Is It Good or…
After the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), I received several questions related to the…
Yellen’s Comments Create the Worst of All Possible…
It’s been a few weeks since the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). In my previous article about…
Are Markets Immoral?
This week for Ask an Economist, I have a question from AJ who asks (edited for clarity), “This…
Why Politicians Use Force Rather than Markets
This week I have a question from Sergio from Brazil. He says (edited for clarity), I enjoy reading…
What Even Is a Non-profit?
For Ask an Economist this week I have a question from Hal who asks, “What is the difference between…
Why We Should Let Bad Banks Fail
By now, you’ve likely heard about regulators closing down Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and now…
How the Free Market Handles Monopoly
In the president’s recent State of the Union address he called for “bipartisan legislation to…
Why C.S. Lewis Thought Healthy Patriotism Curbs…
Many know professor and theologian C.
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