About the Authors

David Beckworth
David Beckworth is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and a former international economist at the Department of the Treasury. He wrote this for InsideSources.com.

Patrick Horan
Patrick Horan is the program manager for monetary policy at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He wrote this for InsideSources.com.
Inside Exclusives
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Charting a Course to Protect Consumers at Pharmacy Counters
Posted August 10, 2022 by David Balto -
Marijuana Potency Warrants Greater Education and Regulation
Posted August 10, 2022 by Paul Armentano -
I Support Firefighters, But What California Is Doing Is Crazy
Posted August 10, 2022 by Ronnie Shows -
Making Sense of NFTs — Why and How They Matter
Posted August 10, 2022 by Jill Ebstein -
CHIPS and Science Is Just the Start
Posted August 09, 2022 by Peter DeYoe -
Stop Funding the Government Through Fines and Fees
Posted August 09, 2022 by Becca Goldstein, Helen Ho and Cybele Kotonias -
The FDA Has a Science Problem — Literally
Posted August 09, 2022 by Lindsey Stroud -
Massive Spending Sparked Inflation. Dems New Tax-And-Climate Bill Means More of the Same
Posted August 09, 2022 by Grover Norquist -
The Way Out of the Social Security Mess
Posted August 08, 2022 by Antony Davies -
Put the Kibosh on Porch Piracy
Posted August 08, 2022 by Paul Steidler
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NH Dem Disses ‘Nurses With Two Years at Community College’ as Unfit
Posted February 03, 2021 by Christopher Maidment -
Outbox vs. USPS: How the Post Office Killed Digital Mail (Updated)
Posted April 28, 2014 by Derek Khanna -
Joe Biden’s Draft Record Looks a Lot Like Donald Trump’s. Do Democrats Care?
Posted June 09, 2019 by Michael Graham -
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids — Can History Repeat Itself?
Posted May 08, 2022 by Kim Murray -
Why It’s Good to Be 30 Years Old, Single, Childless, Renting, and Deep in Student Loan Debt
Posted September 24, 2014 by Shawn McCoy -
Silent Sound Kills
Posted December 14, 2017 by Bill Kahn -
The Political Pill for COVID
Posted August 18, 2021 by Pierre Kory, MD -
Why Freedom of Speech Matters
Posted February 12, 2015 by Britt Christensen, Ph.D. -
Exclusive: Survey Finds Turmoil in Postal Workforce
Posted April 28, 2016 by Shawn McCoy -
Opinion: Donald Trump Is a Disaster
Posted July 30, 2015 by Bill Greener III