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Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.

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The Impotence of Being Kevin Warsh

Sep 8, 2026

Kevin Warsh’s call for fresh thinking at the Fed runs up against a deeper problem. The tools and concepts guiding monetary policy may no longer fit an economy reshaped by AI, shifting prices, and the fading power of interest rates.

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Happy Birthday, America. Our Best Tradition Is Taking on the Powerful.

Jun 29, 2026

We’ve inherited a stubborn reflex for resisting fatcats, oligarchs, profiteers, and anyone who tries to run roughshod over us.

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A Preface to Alessandro Roncaglia’s Essay on Adam Smith

Jun 23, 2026

As America marks 250 years of independence, Adam Smith is again being pressed into service as a founding myth. A deeper reading of The Wealth of Nations reveals a far richer thinker than today’s easy invocations of markets and liberty suggest.