Economy

My childhood (metaphorically speaking) ended in the early 2000s, when traditional, kid-focused, Saturday morning broadcast television was fading away. Being…

Freedom of speech is a natural right, not a privilege dispensed by governments when convenient. It precedes the state itself.…

The Federal Open Market Committee is widely expected to leave its federal funds rate target unchanged at 3.5 to 3.75…

On February 11, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its latest Budget and Economic Outlook. It made for grim reading.…

On the morning of March 12 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the campus scene was simultaneously typical and surreal. Students and…

Inflation ticked down in January, the latest data released Friday from the Bureau of Economic Analysis shows. But it still…

In the technology arms race between the United States and China for dominance in artificial intelligence (AI), we are often…

I recently used economist Albert Hirschman’s Exit, Voice, and Loyalty to explain why Jacinda Ardern, the former prime minister of…

On February 20, the Supreme Court handed the Trump administration a stinging rebuke. In a 6-3 decision, the justices ruled…

For decades, economists have warned about the risk of fiscal dominance. Over the past year, the topic has graduated to…