Jerome Powell Should Be Fired and Not Just Over Interest Rates

Jerome Powell Should Be Fired and Not Just Over Interest Rates

In the summer of 1988, Democratic presidential candidate Mike Dukakis held a lead over George H.W. Bush, but that advantage evaporated quickly. A photo opportunity where Dukakis posed in a military tank, complete with an awkwardly fitting helmet, backfired spectacularly when Republicans turned it into a devastating ad campaign. The imagery portrayed him as an out-of-touch intellectual pretending to be tough, ultimately costing him the election—a…