John Tamny

John Tamny is the political economy editor at Forbes, a senior economic advisor to Toreador Research & Trading, and editor of RealClearMarkets.com (RCM). A spin-off of the policy website RealClearPolitics, RCM seeks to compile top-quality information and opinions about the stock markets and global economy. Tamny also serves as a senior fellow in economics at the Reason Foundation and Vice President at FreedomWorks. His extensive writing covers the securities markets, along with tax, trade, and monetary policy issues that impact those markets for a variety of publications, including The Wall Street Journal, Investor’s Business Daily, Financial Times, National Review, and London’s Daily Telegraph.

Tamny is the author of several influential books including "Popular Economics: What the Rolling Stones, Downton Abbey, and LeBron James Can Teach You About Economics," "Who Needs the Fed? What Taylor Swift, Uber, and Robots Tells Us About Money, Credit, and Why We Should Abolish America’s Central Bank," and "The Money Confusion: How Illiteracy About Currencies and Inflation Sets the Stage for the Crypto Revolution." His insights frequently appear on the Forbes on FOX show. Beyond his roles in publishing and media, he contributes as a Senior Economic Adviser at the mutual fund firm Applied Finance Group.

Previously, Tamny worked in private wealth management for Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs. He received a BA in political science from the University of Texas at Austin, and an MBA from Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management. He resides in Washington, D.C., where he engages with a range of economic topics from growth and policy to historical economic analysis and wealth inequality, making his expertise valuable for diverse audiences interested in economic strategies and government policy's impact on finance.