<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[paullondon]]></title><description><![CDATA[paullondon]]></description><link>https://www.paullondon.net/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 16:28:52 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.paullondon.net/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A Century Apart, Two Disastrous Turns of U.S. Policy Toward Europe]]></title><description><![CDATA[This article was originally published in The Globalist on July 7, 2025 Like Donald Trump now, U.S. leaders in the 1920s just wanted to...]]></description><link>https://www.paullondon.net/single-post/a-century-apart-two-disastrous-turns-of-u-s-policy-toward-europe</link><guid isPermaLink="false">686c2c42d3d3fe7417aacc24</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 20:36:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/12419c_f3d0976e1ac14ea18b041f90aaf6fa5f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>becket96</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 1920s and the 2020s: Could History Repeat Itself?]]></title><description><![CDATA[This article was originally published in The Globalist  on February 28, 2025 The 2020s are looking a lot like the “Roaring 1920s” — a...]]></description><link>https://www.paullondon.net/single-post/the-1920s-and-the-2020s-could-history-repeat-itself-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67cf705642776b7fee89908b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 23:11:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/12419c_c174434a6f2d493098388a4f1e387658~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_630,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>becket96</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The long, long history of America's urban rural divide]]></title><description><![CDATA[This article was originally published in the Berkshire Eagle on September 20, 2024 Maps of the states that are expected to decide the...]]></description><link>https://www.paullondon.net/single-post/the-long-long-history-of-america-s-urban-rural-divide</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66fc39c58e9c701e732df1bd</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2024 18:06:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/12419c_dc507bf4b92c4d619255303d527211d4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_509,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>becket96</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When presidents played by the rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[This piece was originally published in the Berkshire Eagle on July 10, 2024 The Supreme Court has just given former President Donald...]]></description><link>https://www.paullondon.net/single-post/when-presidents-played-by-the-rules</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66903af769b6a685df269664</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2024 20:08:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/12419c_37a6326ed02b4ef59d220ad5abc12e22~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_985,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>becket96</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[To fight inflation, we should look for ways beyond the Fed’s policies]]></title><description><![CDATA[This article was first published in The Hill on April 22, 2024 Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and the Fed Board have had people...]]></description><link>https://www.paullondon.net/single-post/to-fight-inflation-we-should-look-for-ways-beyond-the-fed-s-policies</link><guid isPermaLink="false">663e818ca82ea231606174cb</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2024 20:27:19 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>becket96</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Invest More or Obsess About Inflation and Debt: It’s our Choice ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This piece was originally published by The Hill on July 20, 2023. You can read it here. Inflation fell again in June according to a...]]></description><link>https://www.paullondon.net/single-post/invest-more-or-obsess-about-inflation-and-bebt-it-s-our-choice</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64bacc69a3118b0dc6bd04e6</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jul 2023 18:21:09 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>becket96</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government Debt is Never the Problem — Private Debt is ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This piece was first published in The Hill on May , 2023. You can read it here. The government debt ceiling and the important role of...]]></description><link>https://www.paullondon.net/single-post/government-debt-is-never-the-problem-private-debt-is</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6466a6e77d85db54682d7089</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2023 22:31:49 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>becket96</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The more important inflation numbers]]></title><description><![CDATA[This piece was first published in The Hill on 4/19/2023 The most important numbers that the Bureau of Labor Statistic (BLS) put out on...]]></description><link>https://www.paullondon.net/single-post/the-more-important-inflation-numbers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">644967c34075e45ea59e9b57</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2023 18:06:58 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>becket96</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The US Needs Fast Growth: The Fed is Against It ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This piece was first published in The Hill on 1/7/2023 Fast economic growth solves problems. Slow growth causes them. China is trying to...]]></description><link>https://www.paullondon.net/single-post/the-us-needs-fast-growth-the-fed-is-against-it</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63c8673e866b018e0c19a365</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2023 21:41:11 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>becket96</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fed Policy: Looking in the Wrong End of the Telescope]]></title><description><![CDATA[This piece was originally published in The Hill The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates five times this year, essentially doubling...]]></description><link>https://www.paullondon.net/single-post/fed-policy-looking-in-the-wrong-end-of-the-telescope</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63927308b32141b00992224f</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2022 23:31:52 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>becket96</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Fed Should Stop ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This piece was originally published in The Hill on October 17, 2022. The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates five times in the last...]]></description><link>https://www.paullondon.net/single-post/the-fed-should-stop</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63586a044768d25d515e8ddb</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2022 23:01:27 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>becket96</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monetarist Recession or Targeted Approach to Inflation?]]></title><description><![CDATA[This piece was originally posted on The Hill on 9/7/2022. You can see that version here. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and his...]]></description><link>https://www.paullondon.net/single-post/monetarist-recession-or-targeted-approach-to-inflation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">631bb3996f9fbb130c91aab8</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2022 21:44:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/12419c_dbe5fd47cf914985ac0723a4b662f030~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_986,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>becket96</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three Cheers For Government Action]]></title><description><![CDATA[This piece was first Published in The Hill on August 12, which you can access here. July’s job numbers show that the strong recovery from...]]></description><link>https://www.paullondon.net/single-post/three-cheers-for-government-action</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62fe4d14bd954e581b81f6d1</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2022 14:31:37 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>becket96</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inflation Terror at the Fed]]></title><description><![CDATA[This article was first published in The Hill on July 11, 2022. You can read it here. President Franklin Roosevelt said at his first...]]></description><link>https://www.paullondon.net/single-post/inflation-terror-at-the-fed</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62ccd71ba951539c13faf163</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2022 02:07:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/12419c_d6efc2162bd84b84afaa015ce21305c1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_787,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>becket96</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beware of the inflation hawks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Americans should be wary of inflation hawks and their tales about the dangers of inflation, tales that have been recycled many times in...]]></description><link>https://www.paullondon.net/single-post/beware-of-the-inflation-hawks</link><guid isPermaLink="false">626ff24cce6f58f27baeab6a</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2022 15:07:17 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>becket96</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Managing the Covid/Ukraine Inflation]]></title><description><![CDATA[This article was first published in The Hill on 03/24/22  U.S. inflation has surged since COVID-19 loosened its grip in mid-2021 and the...]]></description><link>https://www.paullondon.net/single-post/managing-the-covid-ukraine-inflation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">623cf4aa41626a6adfbc0490</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2022 23:18:41 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>becket96</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ A better way to fight inflation]]></title><description><![CDATA[BY PAUL LONDON The Consumer Price Index is 7 percent higher than it was a year ago. Energy costs are leading this inflationary spurt as...]]></description><link>https://www.paullondon.net/single-post/a-better-way-to-fight-inflation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62152351c9263bd4b5919847</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2022 18:11:32 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>becket96</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Working Class Insecurity]]></title><description><![CDATA[First published in The Hill, Feb. 6, 2022 Insecurity is the curse of the working classes. President Biden’s Build Back Better (BBB) is...]]></description><link>https://www.paullondon.net/single-post/working-class-insecurity</link><guid isPermaLink="false">620d791f7cfd588706c1469f</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2022 22:38:20 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>becket96</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[History Says Attack the Bottlenecks]]></title><description><![CDATA[This piece was originally published in The Hill on 12/28/2021. You can access the original version here Inflation is an issue again in...]]></description><link>https://www.paullondon.net/single-post/history-says-attack-the-bottlenecks</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61d30df9ec248100168fe1b0</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2022 14:05:55 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>becket96</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who are The Populists?]]></title><description><![CDATA[This piece was originally published on The Hill. You can see the original version here. You will not go wrong if you assume that...]]></description><link>https://www.paullondon.net/single-post/who-are-the-populists</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6198160fd0284e001618246c</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2021 21:25:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/12419c_2a5bff3d290f4ff6a6313f9cb8106c96~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>becket96</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>