Notes on the Crises

A New Series: The Hierarchy of Finance in a Capitalist Economy

What Ever Happened to DOGE? The “OMBification” of the Trump-Musk Payments Crisis

What is a Farmer and How Does the Government Count Them? The High Politics of a Seemingly Mundane Statistical Task

The Federal Reserve Has Created an Entire Page Dedicated to My Successful FOIA Requests

The Longest Government Shutdown in U.S. History Ends Without Ameliorating Our Constitutional Crisis

What Connects Conventional Wisdom Processors, AI and The Second Trump Administration’s Constitutional Crisis? Part Two

BOMBSHELL: 1951-1970 Federal Reserve Chair Bill Martin Was a Committed Segregationist

What the Hell is a Government Shutdown Anyway? The Accounting Gimmicks at the Heart of the Federal Budget

What Connects Conventional Wisdom Processors, AI and The Second Trump Administration’s Constitutional Crisis? Part One

Lisa Cook V. Donald Trump is At the Supreme Court. What Now?

The Federal Reserve’s Neglected History of Racial segregation

Powell Will Hang Separately: The Federal Reserve Has Already Failed its Duty to Lisa Cook and the Constitution

New Politico Op Ed on Trump's Attempted Firing of Fed Governor Lisa Cook

Trump Vs. Powell: The Big Takeaways from Trump’s Assault on the Federal Reserve

Bloomberg Odd Lots Podcast Transcript: An Interview with Former BLS Commissioner Bill Beach

Inside DOGE's Dangerously Hasty IRS Modernization Plan

The Fiscal State Under Siege: Why People Hate the IRS, and Why You Should Care

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The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” Eliminates the Office of Financial Research—Threatening the Stability of the Treasury Market

Incantations of National Emergency: The U.S. Court of International Trade Provides Crucial Historical Context

Trump Always Chickens Out? Maybe, But Wall Street isn’t Out of the Woods Yet

Bitcoin is Not A Bubble

Why Does Notes on the Crises Have A Manhattan Office Now? A Blueprint for the Future