Japan's New Economic Program Faces Risk of Runaway Inflation and Attacks from Martians

In a piece on the new initiative by Japan's central bank to raise its inflation rate to 2.0 percent, the Washington Post told readers:

"The risks are known but impossible to quantify: of inflation remaining tame until it roars out of control, or of asset bubbles creeping into unexpected parts of the economy as investors take advantage of cheap money worldwide to make ever-riskier bets."

While central banks, like the bank of Japan and the Fed, have displayed an enormous lack of competence in r...