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January 13, 2023

Cybersecurity
The U.S. Government Banned TikTok From Federal Devices. What’s Next?

The ban was enacted due to growing national security concerns related to China. Critics say there are more effective ways to protect U.S. data privacy.

A blurry image of TikTok is displayed on an iPhone.

August 12, 2020

United States
Weaker Dollar Means More Dollar Reserves

Large increases in dollar reserves tend to come during periods of dollar weakness, not periods of dollar strength. That is for a simple reason: many export-heavy countries still intervene heavily in …

Weaker Dollar Means More Dollar Reserves

January 24, 2019

United States
Federal Cybersecurity Needs Its Own Shutdown

The government shutdown could be disastrous for federal network security. In order to mitigate the risk, federal IT employees should shut down as much federal IT infrastructure as possible.

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management building in Washington

March 26, 2020

COVID-19
Quarantined: Federalism in Action at Home and Abroad

The rapid spread of the coronavirus in the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a new reality for most—if not all—Americans, as a growing number of U.S. states have imposed a variety of stay-at-home direct…

Woman in Italy wearing protective mask during coronavirus

January 13, 2006

Financial Markets
How should the Federal Reserve respond to asset bubbles?

Or, if not bubbles, large-scale froth in "zoned" land and Vegas? Read the Economist.  Then read Nouriel Roubini's interpretation of New York Federal Reserve President Tim Geithner's latest speech.