“The whole idea of having a free trade area when you have gyrating exch...” — Robert Mundell Quote

“The whole idea of having a free trade area when you have gyrating exchange rates doesn't make sense at all. It just spoils the effect of any kind of free trade agreement.”

“The problem started before World War I. The gold standard was working fairly well. But it broke down because of the war and what happened in the 1920s. And then the U.S. started to become so dominant in the world, with the dollar becoming the central currency after the 1930s, the whole world economy shifted.”

“I have never believed that central banks should have rigid inflation targeting. That is not a good thing to stabilize. There is nothing in economic theory to back this.”

“I think people have to realize that - and basketball fans do, Lakers fans do - that we have to operate under the rules of the collective bargaining agreement, which means you can't just go and grab every player that you want.”

“Democrats and Republicans agree that police misconduct should be better tracked. But agreement appears to end there.”

“NAFTA is a trilateral agreement, and it would make a lot of sense to have trilateral discussions.”