Inflation is back—and it intends to stay. Fifty economists. One message. The pipeline is burning again. Tariffs, supply chains, and transportation costs are pushing goods prices higher. The fire is spreading to services. Wages are following suit. Scarcity fuels the flame. The Fed sees it. A divided economy is keeping demand alive—enough to keep pushing prices upward. Waiting and watching is no longer enough. The longer inflation breathes, the more it becomes its own nature—harder to tame, harder to kill.