For the past year and a half I’ve increasingly focused on using FOIA to scrutinize the Federal Reserve. Before I unveil the crown jewel of what I’ve accomplished so far, I think it's worth stepping back and saying why I’ve undertaken such a broad project.| Notes on the Crises
Please recommend an institutional subscription to your academic library or employer (details here) The debt ceiling was unsuspended January 1st of this year which means the debt ceiling is back. According to now-former Treasury secretary Janet Yellen, they began using “extraordinary measures” to avoid hitting the debt ceiling as of| Notes on the Crises
Over the years I’ve gotten inquiries about taking on institutional subscriptions. Those requests have come from both academics and employees at for-profit businesses- Institutional subscriptions mean that a firm or a library would sign up on behalf of their employees, students or simply their patrons. I have had a| Notes on the Crises
Nathan Tankus covers his latest FOIA finding from the Federal Reserve regarding its response to Treasury debt ceiling struggles in 1968| Notes on the Crises
Subscribe Readers may recall that I wrote a Politico Op Ed at a critical moment in the debt ceiling showdown. That piece, was entitled “Biden Can Steamroll Republicans on the Debt Ceiling”, and I aimed squarely at debunking the idea that the Federal Reserve would step on any “unilateral actions”| Notes on the Crises
