<?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>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:45:57 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.paullondon.net/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Debt Panics That Keep Wrecking the US]]></title><description><![CDATA[This article was originally published in The Globalist on May 27, 2026 “Ideas of economists and political philosophers both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is commonly understood. Indeed, The world is ruled by little else. (John Maynard Keynes, The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, Concluding Notes, 1936) Americans are again being warned that government debt is an economic danger that requires action. This warning is presented as hard-headed...]]></description><link>https://www.paullondon.net/single-post/debt-panics-that-keep-wrecking-the-united-states-of-america</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a5135434edfc4e4ec453e7c</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 18:13:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/12419c_32304604911e4b99859a69aa56a9adf2~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_610,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>becket96</dc:creator></item><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></channel></rss>