Peter Morici

Peter Morici is an economist and business professor at the University of Maryland, and a national columnist. He can be reached at pmorici@umd.edu.

Columns by Peter Morici

It’s high time for Republican hopefuls to challenge Trump

Las Vegas bookmakers are offering good odds Republicans will win both the House and Senate, but after those victories, what can they do?

August 2, 2022

Biden is too ‘woke’ even for Democratic voters

President Biden is in deep trouble within his own party. In a recent New York Times/Siena College poll, 61% of Democrats indicated they would prefer a different standard-bearer in 2024.

July 26, 2022

Powell’s fool’s journey chasing inflation

Curing inflation with a get-tough monetary policy alone is like trying to fix an antique Swiss watch with one hand.

July 19, 2022

Supreme Court putting America back on track

The hard left has gone hysterical about recent Supreme Court rulings. Like former President Donald Trump and Stacey Abrams, it can't bear losing.

July 12, 2022

Biden must abandon his white glove Russia policy in Ukraine

Accomplishing America's legitimate objectives in Ukraine will require a radical adjustment in U.S. and European policy.

July 5, 2022

Soft landing for the economy still possible

Federal Reserve Chair Powell now recognizes accomplishing a soft landing will be difficult, but a lot will depend on Americans' tolerance for inflation above 2%.

June 28, 2022

Managing the work from home rebellion

American businesses are ordering, cajoling and even bribing workers to return to their offices, but fear, pleading and free food don't stack up against some cold realities.

June 21, 2022

To keep peace in the Pacific, we need to win in Ukraine

President Biden's recent statement that the United States would intervene militarily if China tries to take Taiwan by force was hardly a gaff.

June 14, 2022

Stagflation will be Biden’s legacy

My inbox is stuffed with articles about the prospects for stagflation, but slow growth and runaway prices are descending on America right now.

June 7, 2022

Biden’s infrastructure package delivers too little bang for the buck

President Biden has called the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act a "monumental step" that will create millions of jobs.

May 31, 2022

High inflation becoming permanent

Americans should gird for a long, tough battle with inflation.

May 24, 2022

Alito abortion decision may not be so earth shattering

Much that has been said and screamed from congress and on the streets about Justice Alito's draft opinion striking down the constitutional right to an abortion is either false or misleading.

May 17, 2022