Sven R Larson, Ph.D., has worked as a staff economist for think tanks and as an advisor to political campaigns. He is the author of several academic papers and books. His writings concentrate on the welfare state, how it causes economic stagnation, and the reforms needed to reduce the negative impact of big government. On Twitter, he is @S_R_Larson and he writes regularly at Larson’s Political Economy on Substack.
Euros & Dollars: Making Sense of Euro Zone Inflation

Euros & Dollars: Making Sense of Euro Zone Inflation

Why is it so hard for the ECB to admit that inflation is a monetary phenomenon?

April 18, 2024
Euros & Dollars: Cost of U.S. Debt Keeps Rising

Euros & Dollars: Cost of U.S. Debt Keeps Rising

Buried in a pile of technical data are pieces of information that suggest investors are getting seriously worried about the growing pile of U.S. debt.

April 17, 2024
Euros & Dollars: Making Sense of U.S. Inflation

Euros & Dollars: Making Sense of U.S. Inflation

There are many pundits out there having opinions on inflation. But what do the latest figures really mean? Is inflation here to stay?

April 16, 2024
The Face of America’s Third Party

The Face of America’s Third Party

Robert Kennedy Jr. is the strongest third-party presidential candidate in 32 years. Many of his supporters are vaccine skeptics, and the Democrats are panicking.

April 13, 2024
Euros & Dollars: Debating the Limits of the Free Market, Part II

Euros & Dollars: Debating the Limits of the Free Market, Part II

The problem in Europe and America is not that the free-market economy is too big. The problem is that the free-market economy is not big enough.

April 12, 2024
Euros & Dollars: Debating the Limits of the Free Market, Part I

Euros & Dollars: Debating the Limits of the Free Market, Part I

Three independent sources criticize the free-market system. Two of them are from the U.S. government. What is going on here?

April 11, 2024
Euros & Dollars: U.S. Treasury Struggling To Keep Investors Happy

Euros & Dollars: U.S. Treasury Struggling To Keep Investors Happy

The U.S. economy is doing well, but the slowly growing uneasiness on the market for federal government debt could easily grow into a problem big enough to derail it.

April 10, 2024
Euros & Dollars: EU Puts Italy in Its Fiscal Crosshairs

Euros & Dollars: EU Puts Italy in Its Fiscal Crosshairs

The European Commission has plans to go after Italy for its excessive budget deficit. There is no real reason for them to do this, and the timing is very bad.

April 9, 2024
New Swedish EU List: A Foray Into Pop-Tart Politics

New Swedish EU List: A Foray Into Pop-Tart Politics

There is nothing about this new “electoral cooperation list” for the EU election that can be taken seriously. But it might influence the outcome of the election—in ways that its founders did not intend to.

April 9, 2024
Oregon: Where Libertarianism Goes To Die

Oregon: Where Libertarianism Goes To Die

The same voices that loudly advocated for Oregon to legalize drugs are nowhere to be found when the state badly regrets its decision.

April 6, 2024
Euros & Dollars: This Is Sinking Europe’s Economy

Euros & Dollars: This Is Sinking Europe’s Economy

EU member states must decide between prioritizing reduced ‘inequality’ or increased economic growth.

April 5, 2024
Euros & Dollars: How to Fix America’s Debt Problem, Part II

Euros & Dollars: How to Fix America’s Debt Problem, Part II

This welfare-state reform is perhaps too radical for many. However, it is designed to solve a radical problem, and radical problems require radical solutions.

April 4, 2024