Notes on the Crises on Bloomberg Odd Lots: Lev Menand and Nathan Tankus on Why Fed Independence Is Now Hanging by a Thread
Last August, President Trump made the unprecedented choice of moving to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook
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The Devil is in the Footnotes: The Fourth and Fifth Levers OMB Has Over Agencies
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Alan Greenspan’s Death is a Chance to Remember the Heroism of his Most Powerful Critic
This is a free piece of Notes on the Crises. Subscribe to support our work. Subscribe Today! When I first learned of Alan Greenspan’s death at the age of 100 a few
Russell Vought is Using the Plumbing of Fiscal Federalism to Create a New Patronage System
EDITORS NOTE: I (Nathan) have struggled whether to rush to comment on this proposed OMB rule. Being a recent Fiscal Year 2026 OMB memo, and knowing that the OMB will continue to create
What Connects Conventional Wisdom Processors, AI and The Second Trump Administration’s Constitutional Crisis? Part Three
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Agency Independence in One Agency: Humphrey’s Executor is Cowering in the Basement of the Eccles Building
Today is the 6th anniversary of Bloomberg Businessweek's profile on me, which forever changed my life. Its so long ago now that many readers may not actually be familiar with it,
What Ever Happened to DOGE? The “OMBification” of the Trump-Musk Payments Crisis
Dear readers: My deepest apologies for my absence. I got the so-called “Super-Flu” that hit New York in December, then I followed that up with a very debilitating bout of food
The Longest Government Shutdown in U.S. History Ends Without Ameliorating Our Constitutional Crisis
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What the Hell is a Government Shutdown Anyway? The Accounting Gimmicks at the Heart of the Federal Budget
Subscribe Today! So the federal government is shut down. I’ve been late to covering this story because of my focus on events at the Federal Reserve. Well, that was true when I
Lisa Cook V. Donald Trump is At the Supreme Court. What Now?
Buy a Paid Subscription The developments in the legal fight between the Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook and the second Trump administration have evolved quite rapidly over the past three weeks. It'
Powell Will Hang Separately: The Federal Reserve Has Already Failed its Duty to Lisa Cook and the Constitution
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Trump Vs. Powell: The Big Takeaways from Trump’s Assault on the Federal Reserve
Support Notes on the Crises! Hello readers; I’m long overdue for major updates across a whole range of issues. I have continued to work full time on Notes on the Crises but