<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> 
<rss version="2.0"> 
 <channel> 
<title><![CDATA[Dan Varroney - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/53742.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Dan Varroney]]></description><category domain="53742">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Fed&rsquo;s Next Challenge: Main Street Confidence]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/05/14/feds_next_challenge_main_street_confidence_154119.html</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/05/14/feds_next_challenge_main_street_confidence_154119.html]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Dan Varroney</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Senate has now confirmed Kevin Warsh'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s nomination to lead the Federal Reserve. Warsh will inherit an economy with significant long-term potential, but also a growing challenge on Main Street.
In conversations I conducted with small business owners across manufacturing,...]]></description>
						</item><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Finish What Trump Started To Unleash Small Business Growth]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/05/01/finish_what_trump_started_to_unleash_small_business_growth_154077.html</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/05/01/finish_what_trump_started_to_unleash_small_business_growth_154077.html]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Dan Varroney</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As National Small Business Week approaches, hiring is slowing in parts of the economy at the exact moment growth should be accelerating. Incentives are in place. Demand is holding in key sectors. But growth is not breaking through at the pace the economy requires. The issue is not a lack...]]></description>
						</item><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Why Small Business Matters More as Iran Drives Costs Higher]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/03/31/why_small_business_matters_more_as_iran_drives_costs_higher_153994.html</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/03/31/why_small_business_matters_more_as_iran_drives_costs_higher_153994.html]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Dan Varroney</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Iran conflict is already pushing costs higher across the U.S. economy. Rising oil prices are increasing fuel, transportation, and logistics expenses, and those increases are moving quickly through supply chains. For businesses, this is not a distant geopolitical development; it is a...]]></description>
						</item><item>
							<title><![CDATA[The Fed&rsquo;s Job Isn&rsquo;t Finished Until Hiring Comes Back]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/01/16/the_feds_job_isnt_finished_until_hiring_comes_back_153717.html</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/01/16/the_feds_job_isnt_finished_until_hiring_comes_back_153717.html]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Dan Varroney</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The hard work of stabilizing the economy is beginning to pay off. Inflation has eased, productivity has strengthened, and cost pressures are receding across key sectors. The next and more consequential test is whether that progress translates into jobs. Small businesses, the engine of...]]></description>
						</item><item>
							<title><![CDATA[The Fed Must Act Now &ndash; Before the Job Market Cracks]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/10/25/the_fed_must_act_now__before_the_job_market_cracks_153440.html</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/10/25/the_fed_must_act_now__before_the_job_market_cracks_153440.html]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Dan Varroney</author>
							<description><![CDATA[America'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s labor market is flashing red, and the Federal Reserve is watching the light change instead of hitting the brakes. Job openings have fallen to 7.26 million, the lowest level in 4'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('½').';' years. Private-sector hiring has turned negative, with September'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s ADP data showing...]]></description>
						</item><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Rethinking Economic Growth]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/10/04/rethinking_economic_growth_153365.html</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/10/04/rethinking_economic_growth_153365.html]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Dan Varroney</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The following is an excerpt from the forthcoming book, '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Rethinking Economic Growth,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' by Dan Varroney.
The United States is the largest and most productive economy in the world, by a wide margin. But it could be so much better. I am reminded of Winston Churchill'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s comment...]]></description>
						</item></channel>
		</rss>