The Fed Won’t Save Us From the Inflation Iceberg


On this week’s The Cause Roundtable, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and particular visitor Eric Boehm contemplate the persistent inflation downside alongside authorities spending and the impact of indicting former President Donald Trump on the GOP election race.

0:33: Persistent inflation and perpetual spending

30:39: Trump’s indictment and its impact on the GOP race

40:12: Weekly Listener Query

43:56: Joe Biden and the battle on ticket “junk charges”

46:17: This week’s cultural suggestions

Talked about on this podcast:

“Trump’s New York Indictment Was Simply the Starting of His Authorized Woes,” by Eric Boehm

“Inflation Ticks Greater in April as Rents Preserve Rising,” by Eric Boehm

“The Debt Ceiling Deal Does Not Go Almost Far Sufficient,” by Veronique de Rugy

“Amid Inflation Aid, Rental Costs Proceed Hovering,” by Eric Boehm

“Ought to Trump Go to Jail?” by Zach Weissmueller and Nick Gillespie

“What ‘Freedom’ Means to Ron DeSantis,” by Eric Boehm

“Ticketmaster’s Taylor Swift Glitch Would not Require a Congressional Listening to,” by Liz Wolfe

The Flash Makes the Case In opposition to the Multiverse,” by Peter Suderman

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Audio manufacturing by Ian Keyser; assistant manufacturing by Hunt Beaty.

Music: “Angeline,” by The Brothers Steve