Peter Morici

Why Biden’s transformational presidency is failing

President Biden's transformational presidency is unraveling. Published February 22, 2022

Biden wants to turn Fed into a sandbox for woke policies

President Biden wants to radically change the Federal Reserve to be more pro-inflation and a sandbox for woke industrial policies with his four choices for the Board of Governors. Published February 15, 2022

A GOP platform for the midterms

Republicans are in great shape for the midterm elections, but they're quarreling about how to run. Published February 8, 2022

Fed’s planned tightening hardly enough to beat inflation

In March, the Federal Reserve will likely start raising interest rates--perhaps three or four quarter-point steps over nine months. That's hardly enough to bring inflation down to 2%. Published February 1, 2022

Step into virtual reality and the metaverse with caution

Ever since humanity achieved consciousness, it's pined to travel through space and time -- to beam up as in "Star Trek" and accomplish an earthly presence after death. Published January 25, 2022

Biden’s hollowed out economy

As President Biden enters his second year, the American economy faces tough challenges that his woke policies have either ignored or aggravated. Published January 18, 2022

Investors bedeviled by Biden’s inflation should stick with stocks

These days are not easy for ordinary folks to invest for retirement and other life goals. COVID-19, inflation and President Biden's woes dominate the headlines. Published January 11, 2022

Republicans need to focus on an America that offers opportunity, not repression

Liberal overreach helped conservative values triumph in the 2021 elections, but Republicans won't cakewalk to big gains in the midterms. Published January 4, 2022

Powell’s hawkish moves are too timid

Facing surging inflation and a Democratic Congress hell-bent for leather on deficit spending, Federal Reserve Chairman Powell offers the weakest possible response to pressures for action. Published December 28, 2021

Biden’s child care plans will hurt middle class women

President Biden's child care proposals are perhaps the most insidious of all the woke burdens Build Back Better would impose on America. Published December 21, 2021

Don’t count on Scholz to transform Germany

Olaf Scholz takes the reins of a Germany in crisis. Published December 14, 2021

Powell will do too little too late to save U.S. economy

The Federal Reserve is in a fix -- inflation is hardly temporary, transitory or going away anytime soon. Published December 7, 2021

Biden’s lack of a Cold War China policy

China's global ambitions pose an existential threat to western democracy, prosperity and security but the Biden Administration offers no comprehensive policy to lead our allies or defend American interests. Published November 30, 2021

Failure to raise the debt ceiling needn’t cause a government collapse

Americans have their noses to the window of another crisis -- the periodic Congressional drama about the federal debt ceiling. Published November 23, 2021

Fed Chairman Powell is delusional about inflation

President Joe Biden makes policies on hopes, prayers and dreams, like the cost of "Building Back Better" is zero, the promise that the Afghan army would hold, and at over at the Federal Reserve, inflation is transitory. Published November 17, 2021

Virginia’s Youngkin shows Republicans how to win in the midterms

Glenn Youngkin's success in Virginia lights a path for Republicans in the midterm elections. Published November 9, 2021

Digital currency is an imperative, not a choice

America will have digital dollars accessible through smartphones and computers within a few years. Published November 2, 2021

Biden’s empty suit foreign policy

President Biden's foreign policy promises a return to multilateralism, but it looks more like Neville Chamberlain's appeasement with Russia and China than Winston Churchill's grand alliance. Published October 26, 2021