The Department of Housing and Urban Development is lacking vital staff during a crisis of housing affordability.
Revolving Door Project
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The Problem With Emission Reduction Models
They are partially based on what even some of the modelers acknowledge are faulty data, particularly on methane.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Scandal-Dogged Ex–Federal Reserve Governor Manufactures Consent for Rate Hikes
Richard Clarida, now a TV talking head, is doing all he can to kill jobs and cut wages.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
To Save the Climate, Hire More Civil Servants
Either we pay for more people to fix the climate crisis, or we pay for more cleanup after routine natural disasters.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Trump’s Patent Director Pressured Judges to Rule in His Law Firm’s Favor
Andrei Iancu’s policy decisions greatly benefited his business interests.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Marc Goldwein and the Limits of Deficit Scolding
On student debt cancellation, America’s foremost spending scold believes whatever he needs to believe to stop progress.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Where Has Congress Been on Trump Holdovers?
Effective oversight could force President Biden’s hand to thin out the bad actors inside his own government.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Why Is Larry Summers Engaged in Science Denial About Inflation?
It could be his conflicts of interest.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Proposed Stablecoin Legislation Is Worse Than Nothing
The House Financial Services Committee would let unstable crypto firms into the normal banking system.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
It’s Past Time to Replace IRS Chief Charles Rettig
No more Trump cronies overseeing the tax authority
