Topic: Economics

Journalists who can't read charts July 12, 2025 Monica Showalter In a recent narrative journalism piece on hunger under Trump, the media read its own chart as the exact opposite of what it said.
President Trump can save vaping freedom July 8, 2025 Brian Darling As a candidate, Donald J. Trump pushed the idea of freedom. Here’s another chance for him to make good on his promises.
Trump Accounts are a ruse on the next generation July 3, 2025 Barry W. Poulson Whenever a politician promises government generosity, reach for your wallet.
Jaguar: indeterminate sex rather than cars sales July 3, 2025 Mike McDaniel As the EV market is rapidly dying, so too is Wokeness.
46 Years of Economic War: Iran’s Assault on America June 21, 2025 Joseph Ford Cotto Iran's manipulations in global oil supplies has wrought havoc on the world economy.
Trump’s tariff gamble pays off — without the inflation June 11, 2025 Joseph Ford Cotto Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary, not a trade, phenomenon. Take a look at the CPI.
What’s happening in real estate? June 3, 2025 Mark C. Ross It sure seems that the fizz has left the bottle.
Trump Is Changing the World (Whether You Like Him or Not) May 29, 2025 Ricochet Café Leftist elites have been trying to bring back a feudalist system. Trump is here to upend all that.
If a Japanese company takes over US Steel, Trump wins, and so do we May 28, 2025 Greg Rohrbough It might sound concerning, but the fact is that President Trump just gave America an economic shot in the arm.
Surprise, surprise: Biden's student loan amnesties lead to a new wave of defaults May 27, 2025 Monica Showalter We don't see it in other parts of the economy, just the federal student loan portfolio.
Don’t Deep-Six Foreign Investment May 18, 2025 Gary Sumihiro It’s essential to be cautious when we consider direct foreign investment in American firms and technologies. But we can’t dispense with it altogether.
How can we secure our economic rights? May 18, 2025 Barry W. Poulson With an economic constitution, elected officials could be held accountable for any abuse of power that violates our economic liberties.
Restructuring US Foreign Aid: A Practioner’s View May 16, 2025 Rick Whitaker We know from DOGE how not to run USAID. What would the functional version look like?
Moody's downgrades the U.S. for the first time on spending concerns May 17, 2025 Monica Showalter Another gift left to us by big-spending Joe Biden.
What’s the Real Story on Trump’s ‘Deal’ with China? May 14, 2025 John F. Di Leo The term ‘deal’ is a misnomer. It’s more like a ceasefire.
Marx wasn't entirely wrong on the lay of capitalism; he was just early May 10, 2025 Thien Ooi It might seem like 'class' is obsolete. But when we peel back the layers, we find that maybe it isn't.
Immutable facts about taxes and regulations May 9, 2025 Jay Davidson When citizens recognize these truths, they start pushing for a change.
Economist Judy Shelton has a useful proposal on how to Biden-proof our country's long-term finances May 9, 2025 Monica Showalter A gold-back Treasury bond would do wonders to keep Democrats from spending money they don't have.
A better alternative to tariffs May 6, 2025 Jay Davidson Trump is being driven to tariffs because our Congress will not act to stop the government from taking citizens' wealth.
Will robots end the use of cheap labor? May 3, 2025 Raushan Gross However cheaply certain people might be willing to work, robots will work for less.
Not your grandfather’s steel industry May 3, 2025 Mike Feuz When Barack Obama said manufacturing jobs aren’t coming back, he forgot to tell J.D. Vance.
It's the Eggs, Stupid May 2, 2025 Stephen Helgesen Are eggs prices the new bellweather economic indicator, replacing the price of gas at the pump?
Politics and Huge White Houses April 29, 2025 Bruce Majors Residential real estate — its quality and abundance — is highly affected by government policies.
It's not just inflation: Economist argues that fed policy also creates income inequality April 28, 2025 Monica Showalter The Fed goosed the money supply and guess who benefited most?
The real goal of Trump’s tariff war April 26, 2025 Joseph Kulve Yes, the focus is on China, but not in the way most people think.
Decentralized Capitalism: The future of free markets April 24, 2025 Steve Beaman The age of ‘capitalism veresus socialism’ is over. The time has come for something new.
Ayn Rand’s Case against Tariffs April 18, 2025 Allen Gindler Tariffs are a blunt instrument and a scolding. America’s innovators deserve better.
Illinois’s insane leftism now propping up bordering states! April 19, 2025 Nick Lopez It appears that bordering states are relying on Illinois’s sky-high taxes to maintain a boom in their own economies.
President Trump Fights Back April 17, 2025 Eric Holmes To really understand Trump’s tariffs, we have to understand the relationship between the U.S. and China.
President Trump Fights Back April 17, 2025 Dean Chang To really understand Trump’s tariffs, we have to understand the relationship between the U.S. and China.
Media scream: ‘Trump is coming for your coffee!’ April 17, 2025 Jack Hellner How will anyone ever afford a cup of coffee with all these tariffs?!
Who cares what Janet Yellen has to say? April 16, 2025 Jack Hellner The woman has an abysmal record, yet mainstream media are lining up to drool over what she has to say about Trump’s tariffs.
Time to End Tariff Alarmism April 14, 2025 William Levin Contrary to the headlines, it is time to move on from tariffs. 
A media-induced market collapse April 12, 2025 Earick Ward The Democrat party and legacy media are apoplectic about Donald Trump’s policies. What if this influenced how things the financial world shook out last week?
No, a 50-percent tariff doesn’t mean a 50-percent price hike April 10, 2025 Randy White The facts just don’t support the hysteria.
There’s Nothing Free about ‘Free Trade’ April 9, 2025 J.B. Shurk Trump’s economic team is remaking the world.
Forebears of Trump’s Reciprocal Tariffs April 9, 2025 Jesse Richman Although Trump’s tariffs appear to be completely novel to the chattering classes, they actually have several important antecedents.
Forebears of Trump’s Reciprocal Tariffs April 9, 2025 Howard Richman Although Trump’s tariffs appear to be completely novel to the chattering classes, they actually have several important antecedents.
The emerging Trump Trade Doctrine April 10, 2025 Shanker Singham Trump’s trade strategy could work, but only if a crucial condition is met.
Free Trade: Reagan and the Austrians vs. the World of Today April 9, 2025 John F. Di Leo In some critical ways, the world has changed.
Trump’s tariff brilliance April 9, 2025 Howard J. Warner Ignore the stock market doomsaying. This is a solid plan.
'Boys will be boys' -- Musk-Navarro spat demonstrates the Trump administration is pretty ... adult April 9, 2025 Monica Showalter The buck stops at Trump, so his lieutenants can spar all they like.
Time to tariff up: Stop funding our own collapse April 8, 2025 Randy White For the past fifty years, Americans have been sold a fantasy. Now Trump is waking us up.
Trump’s Tariffs Tackle Clinton’s China Carnage April 5, 2025 J.B. Shurk The globalists promised us that trade integration with China would benefit us. Look what happened instead.
Tax Cuts (and Tariffs) Need Not Be Paid For April 5, 2025 Warren Beatty Why do politicians (on both sides of the fence) keep asking how tax cuts are going to be paid for?
‘Free trade’ is not as great as you think it is April 5, 2025 Uilliam Mac Ruaidhri When it comes to free trade, it’s often helpful to review first principles.
Could it be that Trump really knows what he’s doing? April 5, 2025 Mark C. Ross Today’s big news is the ‘plunge’ of the stock market. Time to crunch a few numbers.
Tariffs: Burn it all down, rule over the ashes April 5, 2025 Earick Ward With the rollout of President Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs, foreign countries’ leaders are faced with two options.
A simple question on trade April 4, 2025 Jack Hellner You’d think journalists would know the first thing about budget deficits...
To cut your tariff, buy American stuff April 4, 2025 Jesse Richman Trump is giving us a lesson in Reciprocal Tariffs 101.
To cut your tariff, buy American stuff April 4, 2025 Howard Richman Trump is giving us a lesson in Reciprocal Tariffs 101.
Trump’s Tariffs: A Chance to Bring Back Lost Jobs April 2, 2025 E. Jeffrey Ludwig We’ll have to take certain risks if we want to accomplish the crucial goal of returning manufacturing to the USA.
Let a Robot Do It March 30, 2025 Raushan Gross Throughout history, humans have adapted and outpaced the threat of emerging technological automation, demonstrating our resilience and ability to find new ways of working. 
A Multi-Point Attack on the National Debt March 29, 2025 Tony Kondaks If we want to pay off $37 trillion in debt, here’s how to go about it.
Food Security Requires Fossil Fuels March 21, 2025 Jim Davis Like so many other issues, left-wing policy contradicts itself on energy. But food security requires sensible energy policy. GOP leadership is required.
Taxation as a Moral Question March 19, 2025 John M. Grondelski Why can the government claim taxes in the first place?
Trump’s in, and suddenly Jerome Powell is concerned about inflation March 20, 2025 Jack Hellner Nothing seemed to faze him during Biden’s years.
The Tariff Is a Weapon March 15, 2025 Warren Beatty And it has short- and long-term effects, and Americans need to be conversant in all this.
The Danger of Going Hungry March 15, 2025 Jeffrey Folks Leftists who indulge fantasies of communism in America have no idea what it’s like to run out of food.
A brief historical view of tariffs March 18, 2025 Mark C. Ross Let’s start with Britain, right before the American Revolution.
Tariffs and the Moral High Ground March 15, 2025 John F. Di Leo This is how the tariff war should be prosecuted.
What are capital gains, really? March 15, 2025 Mark C. Ross Economic ignorance in the political world is excruciatingly commonplace.
Ronald Reagan also had a slow economic start March 13, 2025 Jeffrey Wright Let’s give Trump a little leeway before declaring the economy dead.
The most shockingly ‘generous’ government worker pension plan in the USA March 6, 2025 Charles Sullivan In which state? You have to see it to believe it.
Who wins in a tariff war? March 6, 2025 Jay Davidson Whoever it is, it’s not the American taxpayer.
Trump gets what America is about March 6, 2025 Matthew G. Andersson And the Democrats don’t...increasingly to their peril.
An anti-Trump boycott on Friday? February 27, 2025 D. Parker Time for conservatives to go on a shopping spree!
How would keeping tax rates the same cost the federal government money? February 27, 2025 Jack Hellner That’s what the leftist media want you to believe, but it’s a tall order.
Could Trump abolish the income tax? February 18, 2025 Mark C. Ross Where there’s a will, there’s a way...
The death of community banks? February 18, 2025 Jay Davidson Crushing government regulations are squeezing one of the last bastions of capitalism in the financial sector.
The Myth of Income Inequality February 15, 2025 William Manning Bernie Sanders loves to pound the table about this, but the fact is that America’s problems are far removed from ‘income inequality.’
A hidden tax increase? February 14, 2025 John M. Grondelski The president has expressed interest in getting rid of the penny. But that could have painful consequences for the American people.
The Year of the Egg February 13, 2025 Mark C. Ross This essential food product reveals a lot about our economy.
Confessions of Schadenfreude February 8, 2025 Rob Jenkins I can’t help enjoying the government workers’ panic over Elon Musk and the DOGE.
Staring inflation in the face February 7, 2025 Mark C. Ross To really understand inflation, it’s important for us to kill some common misconceptions.
Free citizens have a unalienable right to ownership February 6, 2025 Jay Davidson Since we pay for every single federal expenditure, should citizens not question its effectiveness and efficacy?
CNN’s new, shiny, useless ‘Fear And Greed’ Index February 4, 2025 Jeremy Egerer When you really need CNN to explain your basic emotions to you, go here. (But don’t think about the acronym!)
With Trump imposing tariffs, suddenly the media is concerned about inflation February 2, 2025 Jack Hellner Where were they when Joe Biden ramped up government spending, bring us 20% inflation through his term?  
Have you considered annihilation by asteroid? February 1, 2025 Noel S. Williams Many factors come into play when one is considering the best moment to take Social Security benefits.
What if tax cuts are actually...good for the economy? February 1, 2025 Jack Hellner But then how could Democrats continue to demonize Trump’s economic policies?
Democrats weep crocodile tears about tariffs, but ignore how taxes, regulations, and government spending raise costs January 30, 2025 Jack Hellner Democrats have been screaming about President Trump's tariffs, not knowing much about where inflation comes from.
When ‘economists’ complain about Trump’s policies January 30, 2025 Jack Hellner Shouldn’t economic advisers have some kind of economics credentials?
When Trump nixed DIE benefits, he helped minorities January 25, 2025 Bert Peterson Race-based benefits may meet a need for a little while, but they are cancer for the soul.
Hooray: The Fed is done with climate change January 25, 2025 Jay Davidson Why was the Federal Reserve bothering with global warming policy in the first place?
Another idiotic forecast: Why does anyone still pay attention to Paul Krugman? January 21, 2025 Jack Hellner Krugman claims President Trump will be bad for workers.
Send in the billionaires January 21, 2025 Mark C. Ross Leftists want ‘billionaire’ to be a bad word...but why should it be?
Janet Yellen throws another can of garbage into the Biden dumpster fire economy January 18, 2025 Jack Hellner At the tail-end of the Biden spendathon, Treasury Secretary Yellen is suddenly concerned about hitting the debt ceiling.
The Trump administration will transform aviation and aerospace January 14, 2025 Matthew G. Andersson Get ready to fly really, really fast on your future airline trips.
Your neighbor is deep in debt December 27, 2024 Kevin Finn And refuses to change his spending habits. What do you do?
A new look at the Panama Canal December 26, 2024 Ronald Beaty This emblem of American ingenuity and strategic prowess must be preserved for future generations.
Stolen valor: Another downward revision in the Biden jobs numbers and it's a doozy December 25, 2024 Monica Showalter Biden patted himself on the back about his jobs created. Guess what the figures say now?
Capitalism and enlightened self-interest December 21, 2024 Jay Davidson Only one economic system accounts for human nature.
What Trump Can Do with Clausewitz December 19, 2024 Michael D. Weltsch Trump can use a famous treatise on war to be effective in an entirely different area.
Wall Street Journal blows it on interest rates and inflation December 17, 2024 Jack Hellner Why not keep interest rates where they are? Here is why.
Trump and Antitrust December 10, 2024 Jonathan Dever The Biden administration loved interfering with big mergers. What will Trump’s people do?
Can the DOGE finally end mismanagement of Social Security? December 10, 2024 Frank Ryan We finally have the opportunity we need.
How can anyone say our unemployment stats are good? December 7, 2024 Jack Hellner Well, the media do, and that shows what pro-Democrat shills they are.
Today's snapshots of jobs, jobs, jobs -- not December 7, 2024 Victoria White Berger The press crowing about job creation looks pretty skeevy once you delve into the numbers.
How to get rural American communities back in fighting shape December 4, 2024 Bob Hellman The residents and elected officials of rural ‘left-behind’ communities face significant challenges.
5 cases for Trump’s tariffs December 4, 2024 Earick Ward A lot of naysayers are panning the incoming president’s promised economic policies. But there is room to be hopeful.
Yes, Tariffs Are a Tax. What about It? December 1, 2024 John F. Di Leo Democrats seem to think they can corner Republicans on Trump’s trade policy by hammering tarriffs.
The other huge budget deficit is at the Fed! November 27, 2024 Howard Richman How is it possible for the Federal Reserve to owe the government so much money?
The Trump-Musk Road to Prosperity November 22, 2024 William Levin With Trump’s electrifying victory, Elon Musk’s promise to cut $2 trillion in federal spending takes center stage. But can it be done?
So Trump’s tax cuts will hurt in the long run? November 22, 2024 Jack Hellner Why do the CBO and other supposed experts continue to say tax rate cuts cost the government money when history shows otherwise?
How blue-collar America went red November 19, 2024 Karl Kastel With the advent of Trump and an assist from A.I., the future may belong to the blue collar.
Can Trump Accomplish His Lofty Goals? November 16, 2024 John Kudla Let’s look at three of them and their chances of success.
Who has the right to impose taxes on us? November 18, 2024 Jay Davidson The Constitution is clear.
Tariffs, Inflation, and the Donkey that Cried Wolf November 9, 2024 John F. Di Leo Now Democrats scream about Trump’s proposed tariffs causing inflation. Isn’t that the most ironic thing?
Trump’s tariffs will contribute to the US economic boom November 7, 2024 Howard Richman Few economists realize this, and they need an education.
Trump’s tariffs will contribute to the US economic boom November 7, 2024 Jesse Richman Few economists realize this, and they need an education.
Kamala is actually dumber than she looks October 31, 2024 Mark C. Ross This degree of economic foolishness should disqualify a presidential candidate.
President Trump, the rising tide October 31, 2024 Adam Molon A vote for President Trump is a vote to keep the great ship of the United States afloat.
Subprime Kamala, subprime Joe October 30, 2024 Geoff Brown Our latest Democrat offerings are the political correlative of the infamous mortgage derivative products that spurred the financial crisis of the 2000s.
Trump is pure Chicago economics October 29, 2024 Matthew G. Andersson And it might get him a Reagan-like victory in November.