In the coming crisis, the Fed is not likely to be in good hands.
Robert Kuttner
Robert Kuttner is co-founder and co-editor of The American Prospect, and professor at Brandeis University’s Heller School. His latest book is Notes for Next Time: Surviving Tyranny, Redeeming America. Follow Bob at his site, robertkuttner.com, and on Twitter.
Posted inTAP
Republican Frostbite
Defense of ICE has become a political loser, and the deal to trade reforms for continued funding is off the table.
Posted inTAP
After The Washington Post
What will it take to preserve a great newspaper in the nation’s capital, and to sustain independent daily journalism generally?
Posted inTAP
GOP on Thin ICE
In the fight to drastically limit ICE as a condition of funding DHS, Democrats have the advantage. Let’s see how they press it.
Posted inAmerica and the World
What’s Next, an Invasion of Iran?
When Trump hits a stone wall, his strategy invariably is to backpedal and change the subject to create new headlines. But the situation in Iran is far more complex than the one in Venezuela.
Posted inTAP
Central Banker or Central Casting?
Seemingly, Kevin Warsh is a mainstream central banker. Dig down and he’s the Fed equivalent of Pete Hegseth.
Posted inTAP
No Time to Compromise on ICE
If they are not careful, Democrats could get outmaneuvered on the details of trading funding for reform.
Posted inTAP
The Cost of Dying and the Cost of Living
The ICE debacle will continue to dominate the news, checkmating Trump’s usual strategy of changing the subject by wreaking new havoc or making new false promises.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Courts Struggle to Contain ICE
Maybe an appalled judiciary will increasingly be allies, but we need to save ourselves.
Posted inTAP
The Democrats’ Long-Awaited Spine
The latest ICE murder produces a unified Senate Democratic Caucus blocking funding for the Department of Homeland Security until strict and enforceable limits are set.