Economics

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on September 01, 2022 in New York City.
A soldier from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force carries an 84mm Carl Gustav rocket launcher during Exercise Iron Fist 2014, a joint-exercise with US Marines and sailors at Camp Pendleton on February 9, 2014. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
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A soldier from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force carries an 84mm Carl Gustav rocket launcher during Exercise Iron Fist 2014, a joint-exercise with US Marines and sailors at Camp Pendleton on February 9, 2014. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
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arthur_herman
Arthur Herman
Former Senior Fellow
Arthur Herman
4 Min Read
House Financial Services Committee Chairman Spencer Bachus (R-AL) (C) lifts copies of the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill, September 8, 2011 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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House Financial Services Committee Chairman Spencer Bachus (R-AL) (C) lifts copies of the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill, September 8, 2011 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Commentary
Stetzler
Stetzler
Irwin M. Stelzer
Senior Fellow Emeritus
Irwin M. Stelzer
6 Min Read
U.S. President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union speech on Capitol Hill on January 28, 2014 in Washington, DC.(Larry Downing-Pool/Getty Images)
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U.S. President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union speech on Capitol Hill on January 28, 2014 in Washington, DC.(Larry Downing-Pool/Getty Images)
Commentary
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christopher_demuth
Christopher DeMuth
Former Distinguished Fellow
Christopher DeMuth
Long Read