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It’s Time to Put a Brake on the Debt-Ceiling Charade
The U.S. should break the habit of going to the fiscal brink and adopt a policy that has been shown to work.
Steve H. Hanke, Barry W. Poulson | Commentary | Jan. 19, 2023
The IMF and Sri Lanka Are Partners in Delusion
As Sri Lanka enters its 17th IMF program, it’s time to ask for a different solution to the country’s problems.
Steve H. Hanke, Caleb Hofmann | Commentary | Jan. 19, 2023
Does the U.S. Need to Contain China in Africa?
Ivan Eland | Commentary | Jan. 12, 2023
How Japan Kept Inflation Rates Low
Its monetary policy has long been ultra-tight, not ultra-loose.
Steve H. Hanke, John Greenwood, OBE | Commentary | Jan. 10, 2023
When Putin Turned His Back on Reaganomics
For a fleeting period he implemented serious tax reform before he did an about-face.
Richard K. Vedder | Commentary | Jan. 5, 2023
U.S. Should Allow Venezuela to Export More Oil
Ivan Eland | Commentary | Jan. 3, 2023
Don’t Bet Against the Hong Kong Dollar
Currency boards are always a graveyard for speculators.
Steve H. Hanke, John Greenwood, OBE | Commentary | Dec. 5, 2022
A Guide to Avoiding the IMF–China Debt Trap
Lower-income countries can choose monetary reform, or they can continue being treated as leverage in a messy game of international politics.
Steve H. Hanke, Matt Sekerke | Commentary | Oct. 19, 2022
The Not-So-Invisible Hand: Central Banks
Judy L. Shelton | Commentary | Oct. 13, 2022
Is Latin America Beyond Hope?
Despite a glimmer of hope in Chile, its prospects are dire.
Alvaro Vargas Llosa | Commentary | Sep. 21, 2022






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