Economic Policy

Economic Policy

ACCF Salon: The Challenges to Our Democracy and Economy Part II

On March 13, the ACCF hosted the second part of its discussion on "The Challenges to Our Democracy and Economy." Senators Mike Braun (R-IN) and...

A Conversation with Michael J. Graetz, Professor Emeritus at Columbia and...

On March 7, the ACCF hosted host a conversation with Michael J. Graetz, Professor Emeritus at Columbia and Yale Law Schools, on his...

Tuesday’s Primary Winners Aren’t So Super

The Wall Street Journal
Super Tuesday showed that Donald Trump will be the Republican presidential nominee and still dominates the GOP. He won 14 of 15 contests and appears...

ACCF Scholar: Battle Between Fiscal and Monetary Policy

Bloomberg TV
On Bloomberg TV, Jason Furman, Harvard Kennedy School Professor of the Practice of Economic Policy, Former Council of Economic Advisers Chairman and ACCF CPR...

Numbers Don’t Lie: Spending Is the Cause of Our Out-of-Control Deficits

The Hill
In recent years, federal deficits have exploded and debt outstanding has grown rapidly. Considering continued high interest rates and modest economic growth, as well as consensus projections that these conditions will continue and...

Ukraine May Have to Accept a Cease-Fire

The Wall Street Journal
According to a recent report in the Washington Post, troops on the front line are running out of ammunition. Artillery shells are being rationed,...

Can Even Trump Save Biden’s 2024 Run?

The Wall Street Journal
President Biden enters the New Year with what looks like a losing campaign trifecta—dismal ratings from three groups critical to his re-election. A Dec. 29...

2023 Was a Wash. 2024 Could Be Historic

The Wall Street Journal
Time to review my 2023 predictions—20 correct and 12 wrong for a 62.5% success rate, down from 74.2% last year. I blame four bad Oscar...

Trump’s Fate and Other 2024 Cliffhangers

This has been a wretched year. At home, political dysfunction has deepened, and increasing numbers of young Americans are disaffected from constitutional democracy. Abroad,...

Trump vs. the Banana Republic of Colorado

The Wall Street Journal
You don’t need to be a Donald Trump fan to think the Colorado Supreme Court’s 4-3 decision to remove the former president from the state’s Republican...

Amid Dismal Polls, the Optimist’s Case for Biden Falters

The Wall Street Journal
Mr. Biden’s low standing in head-to-head general-election polls reflects voters’ dour appraisal of his performance as president. In surveys of polls from both RealClearPolitics...

Trump Singes the GOP as He Blazes Ahead

The Wall Street Journal
With fewer than five weeks before the first contest in the 2024 presidential race, new polls contain more bad news for President Joe Biden and more...

A Conversation with Senator Joe Lieberman, Founding Chairman of No Labels

The ACCF proudly hosts A Conversation with Senator Joe Lieberman, Founding Chairman of No Labels, About “No Labels” & the 2024 Presidential Election. Joe Lieberman...

Biden and Ukraine Need a Senate Deal

The Wall Street Journal
If the continuing Senate negotiations on border security fail, U.S. economic and military aid to Ukraine will end. And if this happens, a pillar...

A Conversation with former CEA Chairman Jason Furman

On December 7, the ACCF hosted ​A Conversation with Jason Furman, Former Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers to President Obama. Jason Furman is...

Kamala Harris’s Communication Problem

The Wall Street Journal
If there were any doubts that Team Biden is still struggling to make its case to the American people, Andrew Ross Sorkin’s interview with Vice...