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We Must Stop Showering the Military With Money

America faces lots of challenges. A blank check for the Pentagon doesn’t help solve them.

Inflation and Deficits Don’t Dim the Appeal of U.S. Bonds

Treasury rates remain strikingly low, partly because of the safety government debt offers corporations and retirees. Whether that endures is crucial to federal spending.

U.S. National Debt Tops $30 Trillion as Borrowing Surged

The record red ink, fueled by spending to combat the coronavirus, comes as interest rates are expected to rise, which could add to America’s...

Modern Monetary Theory Got a Pandemic Tryout. Inflation Is Now Testing It.

Modern Monetary Theory, the buzziest economic idea in decades, got a pandemic tryout of sorts. Now inflation is testing its limits.

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