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Harris tried mightily to pound Trump, but the result was a roundhouse to her own campaign’s dwindling prospects. Read More

American shoppers continue to power the US economy. Read More

What one of the right’s greatest thinkers would make of Trumponomics. Read More

Trump has such strong union support that the Teamsters didn't endorse this election. But rank-and-file members know how the former president... Read More

What could happen if Donald Trump drastically increases tariffs as he has promised to do? Read More

Trump's radical tariff plan has made many economists see his potential presidency as likely to generate extraordinary inflation. Read More

Do you the reader transact with cryptocurrencies? Do you store wealth in them? Particularly if the answer is no, it’s useful to think... Read More

The Golden State is moving backward. Read More

For months, Republicans have practically begged Donald Trump to focus on policy, not personal attacks. But he doesn’t talk about policy... Read More

Kamala Harris claims she on the side of small business, but reality is different. The administration delivered high inflation and $1.7... Read More

The proposals Trump discussed at economic clubs in Detroit and Chicago make no sense macroeconomically and would cause unethical... Read More

This active hurricane season has tragically affected many. But stocks haven’t been fazed. Here is why. Read More

You might never get on its planes—but it’s already done more for you than you know. Read More

It’s been a year since the United Auto Workers went on strike against the Big Three automakers in Michigan. UAW president Shawn... Read More

See why the relationship between asset prices and the economic cycle is more complex than you might think, why a US recession is unlikely,... Read More

Uber really started to become a thing in 2012. It was a spectacular revelation. Gone were the days of worrying about calling a cab or hailing... Read More

 Parental rights have been a hallmark of conservative politics for decades. That nominally continues today. Former President Donald... Read More

Business leaders and local officials in Tulsa, Okla., puzzled for years over how to fill the hole created when young people left for big... Read More

The New York Times recently reported on the latest calls for more government regulation—even on an international... Read More

Americans are feeling fairly secure in their jobs, they expect to continue to earn and spend more than they did pre-pandemic, and they think... Read More

American households are scaling a mountain of credit card debt, thanks to the inflation affordability crisis brought to us by the... Read More

Victoria’s Secret’s iconic Fashion Show lingerie extravaganza returned Tuesday with Tyra Banks, Gigi Hadid, Mayowa Nicholas, Barbara... Read More

The Biden era's high inflation has been terrible for the economy and the country generally. But did it save us from a more permanent... Read More

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Government is the great fiction through which everyone endeavors to live at the expense of everyone else. Read More

For true satisfaction in life, you should feel you’ve fully earned your success. Read More

The US economy continues to defy the recession forecasts that received much attention in the summer. The primary drivers of the economic... Read More

Are we more savage than the Aztecs? Read More

It is a delicate time for the economy, with mixed signals as to whether the job market is chugging along fine — or faltering. Assessing... Read More