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Alexander Salter

Georgie G. Snyder Professor

Texas Tech University

Alexander William Salter is an economics professor in the Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University, and the Comparative Economics Research Fellow at TTU’s Free Market Institute. He is the author of more than 150 academic and popular articles. Twitter: @alexwsalter. Website: www.awsalter.com.
Policy focus
International Affairs
Region
South
Location
Texas
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Media Hits (

143

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Articles
Interviews
Sep 2, 2024
Real Clear Politics
Conservatives, not progressives, are freedom’s champions
Aug 7, 2024
AIER
There’s nothing conservative about deficits and debt
Aug 6, 2024
National Review
Public Christianity is as American as apple pie
Jun 10, 2024
Washington Examiner
Texas Takes On the New York Network
Apr 17, 2024
National Review
Is a basic income right for Texas?
Mar 22, 2024
Washington Examiner
Foot voting favors the Lone Star State
Mar 15, 2024
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
The Texas economic model works
Mar 11, 2024
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Texas Republicans demanded school choice, loud and clear
Mar 7, 2024
AMERICAN MIND
Texas Republicans demanded school choice, loud and clear
Mar 4, 2024
Fort Worth Star Telegram
To fix the border, Austin and Washington need each other
Mar 1, 2024
The Hill
Education freedom is on the Texas GOP ballot
Oct 4, 2023
The Hill
We’re on track to whip inflation
Sep 19, 2023
Washington Examiner
Statecraft, soulcraft, and Freedom Conservatism
Aug 24, 2023
National Review
Freedom Conservatives and the Next Supply-Side Revolution
Jun 26, 2023
National Review
Bad Fed Policy Buffets American Economy
Jun 5, 2023
The National Interest
Tricky tradeoffs: The economics of excess capacity
May 16, 2023
AMERICAN MIND
Woke capitalism is modern-day mercantilism
May 1, 2023
Newsweek
Hillaire Belloc: The forgotten Catholic political economist
Oct 20, 2022
Washington Examiner
Dear Republicans: Stop Whining, Start Winning
Apr 21, 2022
Wall Street Journal
The myth of early church socialism
Feb 22, 2022
REASON
Is High Inflation The New Normal?
Feb 8, 2022
The Hill
Lina Khan Won’t Solve Inflation
Feb 7, 2022
Washington Examiner
Modern monetary theorists have no answer to raging inflation
Feb 3, 2022
Fortune
Less trading, less raiding: Decoupling lowers the risk of war with China
Jan 20, 2022
Newsweek
How Politicized Economists Got Inflation Wrong—on Both Sides
Jan 3, 2022
Wall Street Journal
Human Freedom and God’s Kingdom
Jan 3, 2022
Washington Examiner
Instead of BBB, Biden should pursue supply-side liberalism
Jan 3, 2022
National Review
The Fed and Inflation: Wrong on Average
Jan 3, 2022
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Liberty and the essence of government
Dec 17, 2021
AMERICAN MIND
See No Evil
Nov 16, 2021
Wall Street Journal
A Space Treaty to Stop the Sky From Falling
Nov 12, 2021
Washington Examiner
Bullish on Commerce, Bearish on Wealth: The Prudence of St. John Chrysostom
Nov 9, 2021
National Review
That's not real socialism!
Oct 29, 2021
Wall Street Journal
Fed Tapering Won’t Beat Inflation
Aug 30, 2021
Wall Street Journal
The Dangers of Central Bank Digital Currencies
Aug 30, 2021
AerospaceTechReview.com
THE ECONOMICS OF ORBITAL CLUTTER
Jun 29, 2021
The Economics of Orbital Clutter
Jun 28, 2021
Dallas Morning News
Politicians hate Big Tech, but they haven’t explained why big is bad
Apr 1, 2021
National Review
Economics isn't accounting
Mar 5, 2021
REASON
Currency finance once worked in America. It can’t anymore
Feb 19, 2021
National Review
Is Inflation Still A Thing?
Feb 18, 2021
Washington Examiner
The Federal Reserve is a threat to self-governance
Feb 15, 2021
Washington Examiner
Religion Belongs in Public
Feb 2, 2021
National Review
The final report by Trump’s CEA is out of this world
Jan 27, 2021
Wall Street Journal
How Economics Lost Itself In Data
Jan 22, 2021
National Review
The Federal Reserve Doesn’t Set Interest Rates
Jan 7, 2021
Washington Times
Republicans who flirted with Trump's election fraud lies complicit in his sedition
Jan 6, 2021
National Review
Joe Biden Should Welcome Persecuted Chinese With Open Arms
Nov 24, 2020
National Review
How Will Joe Biden Handle Outer Space?
Nov 11, 2020
National Review
Relax: Elon Musk Isn’t Trying to Conquer the Galaxy
Nov 6, 2020
National Review
The Artemis Accords are a Giant Leap for Space Commerce
Oct 20, 2020
National Review
Let’s Make Outer Space the Free-Market Frontier
Oct 12, 2020
National Review
Fiscal Policy is Bad. The Fed Requesting it is Even Worse
Oct 4, 2020
The Hill
It's Time to Reckon with Space Junk
Sep 21, 2020
National Review
Markets to the Fed: “We Don’t Believe You”
Aug 7, 2020
AIER
Judy Shelton is Right About the Gold Standard
Jul 29, 2020
FEE
The Federal Reserve Is Both Too Politicized and Too Powerful
Jul 15, 2020
RealClearScience
A Rush to Mine the Moon Will Be Good for Humanity
Jul 8, 2020
The Fed's Creeping Mandate Is Cause for Concern
Dec 6, 2024
Commonwealth Policy Center
How Can Trump, Musk, and Ramaswamy Cut Government Waste?
Dec 3, 2024
Moving Forward with Young Voices
Conservatives, Not Progressives, Are Freedom’s Champions
Nov 22, 2024
KOA Denver, CO
Did modern monetary theory elect Donald Trump?
Nov 21, 2024
Let People Prosper Show with Dr. Vance Ginn
Post-Election Economic Realities
Nov 14, 2024
CBN News
Trump the Inflationist? Probably Not.
Sep 19, 2024
Salem Podcast Network
Conservatives, Not Progressives, Are Freedom’s Champions
Sep 17, 2024
WRFH-LP Hillsdale, MI (101.7-FM)
Conservatives, Not Progressives, Are Freedom’s Champions
Sep 11, 2024
KOA Denver, CO
Conservatives, Not Progressives, Are Freedom’s Champions
Sep 9, 2024
105.5FM WERC Birmingham, AL
Conservatives, Not Progressives, Are Freedom’s Champions
Sep 6, 2024
Sirius XM
Conservatives, Not Progressives, Are Freedom’s Champions
Aug 15, 2024
CBN News
Public Christianity Is as American as Apple Pie
May 27, 2024
Moving Forward with Young Voices
Escaping the Parent Trap of Public School Funding
Mar 7, 2024
CBN News
US National Debt Adds $1 Trillion Every 100 Days, Becoming Major Threat to National Security
Feb 27, 2024
Penn‘s Exchange: Markets & Cooperation
Alex Salter on the Medieval Constitution of Liberty
Feb 14, 2024
WTIC NewsTalk 1080 Audacy Hartford
Tariffs’ False Promise
Dec 11, 2023
Catholicism and Culture
Distributism and Catholic Economics
Nov 30, 2023
CBN News
Record Online Christmas Spending
Nov 28, 2023
Moving Forward with Young Voices
Actually, Money Looks Pretty Tight
Oct 27, 2023
The EconBUFF Podcast
Money and the Rule of Law
Sep 28, 2023
National Review
Is It All Ayn Rand’s Fault?
Sep 15, 2023
Heard Tell
Explaining Complex Economics By Reviewing The Basic, Common Good Policy, & More
Sep 11, 2023
1540AM KXEL Waterloo, IA
Against a 3 Percent Inflation Target
Sep 7, 2023
The Hub
Where does liberalism come from?
Sep 5, 2023
WE ARE LIBERTARIANS
The Spirit of ’76: Libertarianism and American Renewal
Sep 1, 2023
The James Wilson Institute
Political Economy & the Common Good
Aug 3, 2023
CBN News
Stresses On Your Pocketbook
Jun 29, 2023
National Review
Private Property and the Common Good
Jun 1, 2023
CBN News
Debt Ceiling Deal
May 2, 2023
Moving Forward with Young Voices
Biden’s Regulatory Assault Is Worse Than Recessionary
Apr 26, 2023
The Acton Institute
Free Enterprise and the Common Good
Mar 23, 2023
CBN News
What To Do About Deficits, Debt
Feb 6, 2023
KURV McAllen, TX (710-AM)
It’s Time for Texas to Embrace School Choice
Dec 22, 2022
Heard Tell
Omnibus!, Trump's Influence, Economic News
Dec 21, 2022
Good Morning Liberty
Liberty in Space
Dec 19, 2022
WTIC NewsTalk 1080 Audacy Hartford
Are we in a recession?
Dec 13, 2022
Wake Up America
Libertarians in Space
Dec 7, 2022
Good Morning Liberty
Inflation, Fed Policy, School Choice, and Corporate Greed
Nov 30, 2022
WE ARE LIBERTARIANS
Are Gas Prices High Due To Oil Company Greed? Plus Fixing Immigration Policy
Nov 29, 2022
Moving Forward with Young Voices
Rural districts have nothing to fear from school choice
Nov 28, 2022
Eden Hill Media
Congress can restore the integrity of the dollar
Nov 21, 2022
95.1 KFYO 790 News Talk
School Choice
Nov 17, 2022
Eden Hill Media
Economic Projections for 2023, Trump in 2024, and the Charitable Traditions of Christianity
Nov 15, 2022
KURV McAllen, TX (710-AM)
On Gas Prices, Simple Economics Trumps Biden’s Partisan Agenda
Nov 14, 2022
Sirius XM
On Gas Prices, Simple Economics Trumps Biden’s Partisan Agenda
Nov 3, 2022
CBN News
Economy "Looking Good?"
Oct 18, 2022
Eden Hill Media
Against Interest Rate Reductionism
Sep 12, 2022
Sirius XM
Can Congress Reign in the Fed?
Aug 27, 2022
Young Turks
Is America A Christian Nation?
Jul 28, 2022
CBN News
Inflation, Unemployment, and Fed Credibility
Jul 27, 2022
Fox 5 DC
Is the Federal Reserve losing credibility with its inflation tactics?
Jul 26, 2022
Heard Tell
Are We/Aren't We in a Recession, Language Problem Discussing Economics
Jul 7, 2022
Moving Forward with Young Voices
How Biden Could Have Tried to Ward Off Inflation
May 31, 2022
Moving Forward with Young Voices
The Zombie Economics of Inflation and Unemployment
Apr 27, 2022
WE ARE LIBERTARIANS
Inflation Explained
Apr 23, 2022
The EconBUFF Podcast
Economic Distributism
Apr 21, 2022
Cato Institute
Narrow the Fed’s Mandate
Mar 11, 2022
Fox 5 DC
How Should the U.S. Approach the Crisis in Ukraine?
Mar 10, 2022
The David Knight Show
Solutions to high inflation in the U.S., UBI, and problems with the Central Bank digital currency
Mar 10, 2022
Cato Institute
Some Unfortunate Consequences of Politics
Mar 3, 2022
Blaze TV
Is High Inflation the New Normal?
Jan 19, 2022
Young Turks
Costs And Benefits Of Masks, Inflation
Jan 7, 2022
Heard Tell
Economy, supply chain, China, and seemingly conflicting economic headlines
Jan 6, 2022
Plan For America
Podcast
Nov 30, 2021
Young Turks
Biden's Agenda For Economic Justice
Nov 23, 2021
Moving Forward with Young Voices
A Space Treaty to Stop the Sky From Falling
Nov 9, 2021
Lipton Matthews
The future of Space Exploration and the Metaverse
Oct 28, 2021
WJLA DC
The Fed – Inflation and the Debt Ceiling
Oct 6, 2021
Young Turks
Capitalism Vs Socialism
Sep 30, 2021
Muddied Waters Media
Economics
Aug 3, 2021
Moving Forward with Young Voices
Lessons for Today from the Gold Standard
Jun 2, 2021
WE ARE LIBERTARIANS
Inflation Explained
May 31, 2021
Cato Institute
Money and the Rule of Law: Generality and Predictability in Monetary Institutions
May 19, 2021
Breaking Boundaries Podcast
Inflation panic
May 11, 2021
Moving Forward with Young Voices
Inflation rates
Apr 22, 2021
Blaze TV
Economics 101
Feb 19, 2021
Fox 5 DC
Biden and Space
Jan 15, 2021
630 KHOW
Biden and China
Jan 13, 2021
On The Run with Remso Martinez
Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz vs the election result
Dec 28, 2020
Fox 5 DC
Stimulus Checks
Dec 18, 2020
Fox 5 DC
Optimism and holiday spending
Dec 9, 2020
630 KHOW
Capitalism and Great Reset
Sep 15, 2020
630 KHOW
Economist Alex Salter (Texas Tech) on the Fed and profits from space
Sep 14, 2020
Bryan Hyde Show
private property in space
Sep 4, 2020
Bryan Hyde Show
Gold standard and The Fed
Sep 2, 2020
Tyler Cralle Podcast
The Federal Reserve and gold