Trump’s Assault on Global Economic Practices
The Daily Friend February 1, 2026 Continue reading Trump’s Assault on Global Economic Practices
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Powell, by Fighting Back, Makes it More Likely the Fed Will Retain its Independence
The Daily Friend January 17, 2026 Jerome Powell’s eloquent defence of Federal Reserve independence, delivered in a two-minute YouTube video on January 11th, was an inspiring act of courage. The 72-year-old outgoing Fed chairman spoke after receiving a grand jury subpoena that threatened a criminal indictment over his Congressional testimony about renovations to Federal Reserve buildings. Powell called alleged cost-overruns a pretext. The real issue, … Continue reading Powell, by Fighting Back, Makes it More Likely the Fed Will Retain its Independence
Trump’s Unprecedented Assault on the Rules-Based Economic Order
BizNews.com The Rational Perspective January 13, 2026 By Barry D. Wood In Budapest some time ago, I came upon a wall poster bearing the likenesses of potentates whose imperial rule collapsed in the aftermath of World War I. It was an advertisement for a museum exhibit. The Hapsburg empire in Vienna of Emperor Franz Joseph (seated) lasted 600 years. But stuck on the losing side of … Continue reading Trump’s Unprecedented Assault on the Rules-Based Economic Order
Saving the Group of 20
The Daily Friend November 23, 2025 Continue reading Saving the Group of 20
Can the US Compete with China in Manufacturing?
the Daily Friend November 23, 2025 I visit a start up bike manufacturer in Indiana and a car assembly plant in Kentucky in an effort to answer that question. Continue reading Can the US Compete with China in Manufacturing?
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