One recent headline trumpeted that “Americans Gaining Energy Independence With U.S. as Top Producer.” Another declared “U.S. Nears Milestone: Net Fuel Exporter.” The American Petroleum Institute president Jack Gerard says that with policies more...

Greenspan, a Republican appointed to the Federal Reserve by Ronald Reagan, was worried the entire national debt would be paid off in 2001. And now, a quote from 2001 from Greenspan's 'Age of Turbulence.' We start on page 213, enter George 'W' Bush. "The...

Ever since the Obama administration touched off a furious national debate with its decision to require all employers to facilitate and subsidize "free" birth control coverage for their employees, advocates on both sides of the question have sought to...

A Bloomberg News headline trumpets that “Americans Gaining Energy Independence With U.S. as Top Producer.” The American Petroleum Institute president Jack Gerard says that with policies more friendly to the oil and gas industry that “there would be no...

Alan Greenspan was not, we're told, happy about this 1996 blockbuster. Watch it, and you'll understand why. This is economics and history as they are meant to be: fascinating, informative, and motivating. This movie could change America.

So what happened? It appears a year after Bernanke joined the Fed in mid-2003 his views changed. Ball says he doesn't know why, but he thinks Bernanke's shyness may play a role. Many members of the Fed at the time, including chairman Alan Greenspan,...