0JJames Carter· Opinion · 5 min · Jul 15, 2026StoryKevin Warsh’s Bet: A More Humble Federal ReserveThree months ago, I argued that Kevin Warsh's confirmation as Fed chair represented something genuine: an intellectual reckoning with what central banks should attempt.0 commentsShare
0JJames Carter· Opinion · 5 min · Jul 7, 2026StoryThe Forgotten Lesson Of The McKinley TariffAmerica's tinplate tariffs in the 1890s are a clear example of effective industrial policy, and a reminder that tariffs work best when they match production realities.0 commentsShare
0JJames Carter· Opinion · 8 min · Jul 4, 2026StoryThe Other Document Of 1776Most Americans can recite the opening lines of one of the two great documents published in 1776.0 commentsShare
0JJames Carter· Opinion · 5 min · Jun 21, 2026StoryKevin Warsh Has Defined Success. Now He Needs To Deliver ItThe Federal Reserve held rates steady at its June meeting. That wasn’t the story. What mattered: Kevin Warsh sees a credibility crisis. The fix is to deliver on past promises, not signal the future. I’ve known Warsh…0 commentsShare
0JJames Carter· Opinion · 4 min · Jun 20, 2026StoryWhy Is Medicaid Paying So Much For The Same Ambulance Ride?In California, a private ambulance transporting a Medi-Cal patient receives $339 per emergency transport . A public ambulance making the same trip, serving the same patient, received $1,168 in 2024 — more than triple…0 commentsShare
0JJames Carter· Opinion · 5 min · Jun 7, 2026StoryThe Harsh Truth About China’s Critical Mineral StrangleholdWashington has a habit of turning strategic problems into procurement problems. If only the permitting moved faster. If only more capital flowed in. Get those right, the thinking went, and the market would handle the…0 commentsShare
0JJames Carter· Opinion · 5 min · May 27, 2026StoryThe Case For A Smaller, Humbler Federal ReserveFor two decades, the Federal Reserve has behaved less like a central bank and more like the nation’s emergency room physician, trauma counselor and part-time life coach. Markets sneeze, the Fed reaches for liquidity…0 commentsShare
0JJames Carter· Opinion · 6 min · Apr 30, 2026StoryBritain’s Regulatory Suicide NoteThere is a particular kind of political folly that manages to be simultaneously expensive, unnecessary and self-inflicted. The U.K. government’s proposed dynamic alignment with European Union (EU) Sanitary and…0 commentsShare
0JJames Carter· Opinion · 5 min · Apr 27, 2026StoryThere’s A Small Flaw In Trump’s Tariffs, But It Can Be FixedPresident Donald Trump’s tariffs on steel have done something no Washington consensus would have predicted five years ago: they put American economic security back on the agenda and kept it there. That matters. The…0 commentsShare
0JJames Carter· Opinion · 5 min · Apr 17, 2026StoryJAMES CARTER: Congress Has a Plan. Several, ActuallySpring in Washington usually brings cherry blossoms, warmer weather, and a familiar reminder that Congress has a habit of taking on more than it can neatly resolve. This year is no different. What stands out is how much…0 commentsShare
0JJames Carter· Opinion · 5 min · Apr 1, 2026StoryJAMES CARTER: Hospitals Pick Your Pocket, And Washington Lets ThemEvery year, American families sit down to review their health insurance and brace for the same gut punch: premiums rising, deductibles higher, out-of-pocket maximums climbing. Most accept it as an unavoidable fact of…0 commentsShare
0JJames Carter· Opinion · 5 min · Mar 25, 2026StoryJAMES CARTER: How To Know Who Really Won In IranWhile Washington and Tel Aviv argue over battle damage assessments, consider a different metric entirely: somewhere in Tehran tonight, an Iranian engineer with a graduate degree is driving a rideshare to make ends meet…0 commentsShare
