A Journal of Ideas

monetary policy

Taming the Economy

The story of fiscal and monetary policy over the last 60 years is the story of what government can and should do to the economy.

By James Surowiecki

The COVID Crises (Plural)

By Diane Coyle

Wartime Wisdom to Combat Inflation

FDR managed inflation during World War II through government policy. Today’s calamities call for a similar approach.

By David Stein

It’s Time for a Debt “Jubilee”

Why freeing American households and businesses from crippling private debt would be a boon to the economy.

By Richard Vague

Making Monetary Policy Great Again

The Great Recession exposed the weaknesses of orthodox central banking. Time for a regime change.

By Ryan Avent