by Tyler Cowen | Jun 29, 2017 | Opinion
Imagine that a European leader invaded England and deposed the legitimate head of state, leaving a Dutchman in charge of the country. If you didn’t know any better, you might think this is an overwrought caricature of what the European Union was supposed to bring to...
by Tyler Cowen | May 10, 2017 | Opinion
It’s always worth re-evaluating one’s views, and my latest revision is that the euro currency is better and less vulnerable than I had thought. I still believe its creation and later expansion were mistakes, but I now see them as much smaller mistakes than before....
by Tyler Cowen | Dec 12, 2016 | Opinion
Lots of people are worried about corruption and conflicts of interest in a Donald Trump administration. Those are grim words, but imprecise ones. To understand what the biggest problems would probably be, some broader perspective is required. Presidential corruption...
by Tyler Cowen | Nov 9, 2016 | Opinion
What if higher inflation were to resume? After all, recent forecasts have suggested the possibility of 4 percent inflation for the U.K., and in the U.S. core inflation is already slightly above 2 percent. Possibly there is less deflation coming from China, and the...