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President Trump last week ended trade talks with Canada because of an advertisement sponsored by the Ontario government featuring snippets of a 1987 speech...
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve lowered its federal funds target range by 25 basis points, to 3.75–4.0 percent, its second cut in as many...
Thirty years ago, Congress failed by just one vote to send to the states a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget. Today, federal debt...
In July 2024, the American Institute for Economic Research’s Everyday Price Index (EPI) rose 0.30 percent to 291.3. With this increase the EPI resumes...
Brown University economist Glenn Loury on the set of PBS’s Firing Line. 2023. In his self-searing memoir, Late Admissions: Confessions of a Black Conservative,...
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York and surrounding buildings. 2014. After slight deflation in June, prices once again ticked up in July. The...
A representation of the Laffer curve, the relationship between tax receipts and the tax rate, on a black chalkboard. Economists are famous for drawing...
An automotive production line installs batteries into electric vehicles. 2023. In an essay published recently by American Compass, long-time protectionist Michael Lind defends the...
A dollar bill tucked between pages of well-worn book. Stumbling upon the Freakonomics phenomenon in the late ‘00s probably made me study economics. The...
Signage for Chipotle Mexican Grill, a chain of fast casual restaurants, on popular street in Arlington, Virginia. 2023. Lately, complaints have arisen on social...
A prominent street sign with American flags and the New York Stock Exchange in the background. In January, Axios reported a developing trend in...
Donald Trump delivers his keynote address at the Bitcoin Conference in July. 2024. Several politicians have recently floated the idea of establishing a Strategic...
Locals waiting at a shop during a food shortage. Havana, Cuba. 2022. To say that Cuba is not a “food country” is quite an...