by design | Oct 21, 2024 | Black, Columnist
Pander Wars By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com No, I don’t mean battles between those black and white bears from China. I mean the escalating battle between Trump and Harris on who can promise what to what group. You would never guess that...
by design | Oct 14, 2024 | Black, Columnist
Industrial policy and tariffs At last agreement among the left and right By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com In a recent op-ed piece, one of the most liberal Democrats in Congress compared his industrial policy view to that of J.D. Vance. It...
by design | Oct 7, 2024 | Black, Columnist
Pack the Court! By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Ron Wyden (D-OR) who chairs the Senate Finance Committee has introduced legislation to add six new justices to the Supreme Court increasing its number from nine to 15 over a 12-year period....
by design | Sep 30, 2024 | Black, Columnist
On the Fed’s rate cut By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com As widely anticipated, the Fed announced a cut in its Fed Funds target rate. Mind you this is not a cut in market interest rates but a cut in the interest rate on overnight bank...
by design | Sep 23, 2024 | Black, Columnist
The Fed is always trying to save us from itself By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com I wonder if there is an institution subject to more second-guessing than the Federal Reserve? Ninety percent of the time the Fed is not in the news. Its Open...
by design | Sep 16, 2024 | Black, Columnist
The stupid party strikes again! By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com The Democrats govern by raising taxes and increasing handouts. How do the Republicans govern? The answer is very badly. The Republicans are in the majority in the House of...
