Writing Essays & press
Economics, argued in public.
I write for general audiences about money, inflation, and the incentives behind public policy — translating research into the debates people are actually having.
Commentary
Essays & columns.
My recent columns and commentary, newest first — from my Price Theory column at EconLib and my work for AIER's The Daily Economy.
- Jul 2026 June Inflation Slowed as Energy Prices Fell
- Jun 2026 Cutsinger’s Solution: Veggies and Noodles
- Jun 2026 Warsh Remakes the Fed as Inflation Runs Hot
- Jun 2026 May’s Inflation Is More Than an Energy Story
- Jun 2026 EconLog Price Theory: Veggies or Noodles?
- May 2026 Headline Inflation Cooled in April, but Core Pressures Picked Up
- Apr 2026 Powell Exits a Fed Fractured by Inflation Debate
- Apr 2026 Headline Inflation Surged in March, but Core Remained Muted
- Mar 2026 Cutsinger’s Solution: Housing Quantity and Price
- Mar 2026 The Fed Sees Higher Inflation Coming — and May Cut Rates Anyway
- Mar 2026 Inflation Edged Up in February, But Core Price Pressures Ease
- Mar 2026 EconLog Price Theory: Housing Quantity and Price
- Mar 2026 Federal Reserve Revenue: Cutsinger’s Solution
- Feb 2026 Inflation Is Cooling: Jan 2026 Increase Below Seasonal Norms
- Feb 2026 EconLog Price Theory: Federal Reserve Revenue
- Jan 2026 The Fed Takes a Wait-and-See Approach
- Jan 2026 Cutsinger’s Solution: The Price of Education
- Jan 2026 EconLog Price Theory: The Price of Education
- Dec 2025 Cutsinger’s Solution: Inflation and Healthcare
- Dec 2025 Inflation Retreats from Late-Summer Highs, Nears Fed Target
- Dec 2025 The Fed Cut Rates Again–What Else Is New?
- Dec 2025 EconLog Price Theory: Inflation and Healthcare
- Oct 2025 Fed Cuts Rates for Second Straight Meeting
- Oct 2025 Slower Inflation But Rising Uncertainty in September
- Sep 2025 Miran Follows a Long Tradition of Political Appointees at the Fed
- Sep 2025 Inflation Heats Up in August
- Sep 2025 Remaking the Fed: A Look Back at the Banking Act of 1935
- Aug 2025 Rate of Inflation Cools in July, Case for Rate Cuts Builds
- Aug 2025 Fed Governor’s Labor Market Warning Validated by BLS Revision
- Jul 2025 Fed Holds Rates Steady Amid Political Pressure
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