Template:Current events
Appearance
- Thomas Woods begins a class entitled "Nullification: A Jeffersonian Bulwark Against Tyranny" in the Mises Academy.
- The Federal Reserve begins a second round of quantitative easing, buying $600 billion in long-term Treasury securities with newly created money.
- Republicans gain a majority in the United States House of Representatives, while Democrats hold the Senate.
- Robert Murphy challenges Paul Krugman to a debate; funds raised in support now exceed $50,000.