When George W. Bush called Iran, Iraq and North Korea an "axis of evil," he wasn't describing reality. He was creating a reality in the public imagination. An international relations scholar explains how this metaphor has shaped geopolitics for decades.

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From evil to upheaval and beyond: How the ‘axis’ metaphor shaped modern geopolitics

Using ‘axis’ to describe a grouping of countries tends to link them to a sordid past – but not always.

Recent statements by a new Fed governor highlights how the Federal Reserve technically has a mandate to keep long-term interest rates, like mortgage rates, moderate. An economist explains why this goal is already embedded in the Fed’s other two goals.

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How keeping down borrowing costs for mortgages and other loans is built into the Fed’s ‘dual mandate’

Recent news reports highlighted how the Fed technically has a third mandate – moderate long-term interest rates. An economist explains how the ob...