by Andrew Moran | Jun 16, 2022 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Opinion
What was supposed to be a controlled fire has metastasized into an inferno inside the Eccles Building. Much like insisting for nearly a year that inflation would be transitory, the men and women in Washington convinced the public that only a modest round of monetary...
by Andrew Moran | Jun 15, 2022 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Good Reads, Opinion
Seniors, you can start dancing and crooning “We’re in the Money” like the legendary Ginger Rogers in the classic motion picture musical Gold Diggers of 1933. With rampant price inflation roaring throughout the US economy and showing no signs of coming down...
by Andrew Moran | Jun 13, 2022 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Good Reads, Opinion
The US annual inflation rate topped market estimates as it climbed to 8.6% in May. After the Consumer Price Index (CPI) eased slightly in April, economists and market analysts were confident that surging prices had peaked and that it was time to give kudos to the...
by Sarah Cowgill | Jun 11, 2022 | Columns, Opinion, Politics
Editor’s Note: From the Back Forty is Liberty Nation’s longest-running and most popular weekly column. Capturing the truth each week from heartlanders in flyover states, LN gives voice to the hard-working Americans otherwise ignored by the coastal elites. Liberal...
by Andrew Moran | Jun 8, 2022 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Opinion
The national average price for a gallon of gasoline is again breaking record numbers. Gas prices are soaring so much that drivers may end up borrowing against their automobiles to fill up their tanks. Americans are paying $4.92, with several states enduring a sticker...