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Archive of posts published in the tag: Bernanke

The Limits of the Federal Reserve

Kevin Warsh writes in the Wall Street Journal, The New Malaise and How to End It. I have contended that the Fed under Bernanke is committed to doing whatever it takes to stimulate the economy, but that any benefit of

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Facing Mistakes

One of the most stifling attributes of political life is the inability or the unwillingness for anyone to admit a mistake. There is so much uncertainty about actions that often require significant action that mistakes are bound to happen- serious

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Rewarding Failure with Power

“When businesspeople and senior executives do a bad job they are -eventually at any rate- thrown out on their ear.  As Fed Governor, Ben Bernanke convinced his colleagues to pump up an inflationary bubble to avoid a crisis; as U.S

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