Peter Morici
Columns by Peter Morici
Fixing American foreign and trade policies to support innovative economy
America's foreign policy is broken. Across major theaters, U.S. policy is burdened by deficits between ends and means. Published May 7, 2024
Without higher taxes and tariffs, dollar could cease to be world’s reserve currency
Whoever captures the White House, the federal government faces daunting fiscal challenges and tough "guns and butter" trade-offs. Published April 30, 2024
Fed should let interest rates rise to support healthy growth
Federal Reserve policymakers have been obsessed with when they may safely lower interest rates to avoid a recession without impeding the path to 2% inflation. Published April 23, 2024
Americans should be more optimistic about our economy
Americans are down on the economy and believe the country is headed in the wrong direction. Yet the metrics of economic health are good, and our friends and rivals in Europe and Asia face more troubling prospects. Published April 16, 2024
Minority voters fleeing Democratic Party will instigate radical, populist policies
Minority voters are shifting from the Democratic Party, and a realignment around blue-collar, populist values will have important consequences for economic policy. Published April 9, 2024
Fed Chairman Powell Is too eager to cut interest rates
Federal Reserve policymakers appear poised to cut interest rates three times this year -- and sadly, this could boost inflation and slow longer-term economic growth. Published April 2, 2024
Trump’s China tariffs would be inflationary, but that can be fixed
If reelected, former President Donald Trump promises more radical measures than during his first term, including a 60% tariff on Chinese imports. Published March 26, 2024
Buckle up: Soft landing for the economy is anything but certain
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is poised for a soft landing. Recently, he testified that the central bank may soon be able to cut interest rates. Published March 19, 2024
Americans, European allies will long regret failing to confront Russia and Iran
America and its allies will long regret failing to directly confront wanton aggression in Ukraine and the Middle East. The economic costs will be real and substantial. Published March 12, 2024
Trouble at New York Community Bank spells more bank failures, bailouts
When Silicon Valley Bank failed last year, cries went out for tougher bank regulations and bigger capital requirements to back up loans. Published March 5, 2024
Federal Reserve chief Powell should go fly-fishing and leave interest rates alone
Economic news has been good lately. Gross domestic product grew 3.3% in the fourth quarter, and inflation has come down. Published February 27, 2024
How inflation works against Biden
Inflation has come down, but not enough. President Biden does not get much love for that. Published February 20, 2024
America could repeat Japan’s lost decade
Poisoned politics that beget dysfunctional government policies could cast the U.S. economy into an abyss like the one that swallowed Japan. Published February 13, 2024
Why Trump’s appeal endures
Progressives are aghast that former President Donald Trump may recapture the White House. Published February 6, 2024
Tumultuous economic change coming as COVID recedes
A new economy is emerging as COVID recedes. Gross domestic product and job growth are slowing as pandemic-era savings run down. Published January 30, 2024
Accountability is needed to fix our broken schools
Too many high school and college graduates can't think or do. They are the victims of a culture of mediocrity created by elected officials, teachers unions, university presidents and school principals. Published January 23, 2024
Federal Reserve should wait to lower interest rates
The news on inflation has been good lately, but the Federal Reserve should resist the temptation to reduce interest rates prematurely. Published January 16, 2024
The dystopia of Biden’s ‘woke’ progressive movement
Progressives are aghast. Populists have won elections in the Netherlands and Italy and are ascending in Germany. Despite indictments in three states and D.C., former President Donald Trump leads President Biden in the polls. Published January 9, 2024
The child care crisis that never happened
Nothing makes progressive journalists panic like an expiring federal government program. Published January 2, 2024
A new realism for American foreign policy: How to address world imperatives
America navigates a perilous world that challenges what should be the central goals of American defense and foreign policy. Published December 26, 2023
