2+ hour, 40+ min ago   (319+ words) A vast swath of the country is being hit with some brutal winter weather this weekend. From the bitter cold in the northern Midwest to ice storms in the South, to a snowstorm that's threatening to bury the Carolinas and…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (357+ words) As we enter 2026 on the economic tailwinds of cooling inflation, rising GDP, and a stabilizing labor market, it is vital to look "under the hood" and assess what has been powering this economic resurgence. The answer to this question is…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (899+ words) Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick blasted globalization at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos on Tuesday, warning that European leaders have embraced policies that leave them vulnerable to China's whims. Lutnick argued that "America First" is not a uniquely American…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (353+ words) Inflation remained steady in December, coming in at 2.7 percent, above the Federal Reserve's target rate of 2 percent. However, the month's inflation numbers still managed to beat expectations, remaining unchanged from the month of November and holding steady from inflation rates…...

2+ week, 8+ hour ago   (318+ words) The U.S. Labor Department released the December jobs report on Friday, which fell short of expectations, with employers adding about 50,000 jobs compared to the anticipated 60,000-70,000. However, the unemployment rate edged down to 4.4 percent, below the expected 4.5 percent rate. The private sector…...

2+ week, 19+ hour ago   (1278+ words) President Trump is not shy about getting involved in the economy. What are the limits of such interventions?Recently, I wrote... Should Capitalism Have Any Guardrails? President Trump is not shy about getting involved in the economy. What are the…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (211+ words) The Islamic Republic of Iran will be distributing a stimulus package amid the country's economic turmoil, Iranian state-television announced on Monday. Iran's state-television announced that the package is available for all Iranian citizens, who will receive 10 million Iranian rials per…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (636+ words) The Constitution grants Congress a rather generous list of powers, but reserves all other powers to the states and the people. The Constitution is the supreme law of the land, and until the late 1930s and early 1940s, Congress, the President, and…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (728+ words) Christmas came two days early for America this year when we learned that the economy grew at a 4.3 percent annualized pace from July through September, blowing past even the rosiest expectations. The tariff-induced crash predicted by countless "experts" has been…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (392+ words) Well, Donald Trump has done it again! He stumped the chumps. The "chumps" in this case were the "blue-chip" academic and financial economists whose consensus forecast this time last year was of high inflation and low economic growth. Wrong on…...