"Tariffs are taxes on Americans—and we talk as if that's not the case; we forget that Americans are paying them," says Pete Buttigieg. That shouldn't be noteworthy, but unfortunately it is.
Still, it's better than the administration's previous proposals to cut legal immigration in half.
What's the point of a "limited government" bloc that doesn't limit government?
It's a one-size-fits-all solution to a complex issue.
A new documentary reveals how stable currency leads to prosperity.
Ads for sandwiches, toilet paper, condoms, and more riffing off Game of Thrones show how market culture is a glorious "perpetual meaning machine."
As messy as things are, they could get uglier still.
Obituaries for the benefits of free markets are as numerous as they are wrongheaded.
Trump isn't putting any tariffs on imported cars right now, but the White House has released a report that effectively allows the president to do that any time he chooses.
Trump's strategy was never going to be a winning one.
A memo says the drivers are contractors, not employees.
If the past is any sort of guide to what comes next, his fears about a jobless economy (and his policy prescriptions to fix it) are completely misplaced.
The AFL-CIO's Twitter account appears to endorse a workers' revolution.
Historian Jerry Z. Muller says we waste too much time fixating on measurements that lead us astray.
The president’s double-talk about tariffs reflects his economically ignorant conviction that exports are good and imports are bad.
Capitalism isn't conservative when it comes to social and economic life. It provides exactly the sort of "bold, structural changes" socialists want but inevitably botch.
While Trump prepares another round of aid payments for farmers, Marco Rubio is pushing for tariffs on Mexican fruits and vegetables that will send prices soaring.
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The most likely end result of Trump's literal Buy American policy: lots of American farm goods rotting in federal warehouses
If the United States had pursued a different strategy from the outset of the Trump administration, it might now be in a position to counter China's hardball tactics.
To be this wrong this often deserves recognition.
There's an inherent conflict of interest when an agency serves as both a regulator and competitor.
Is Trump using tariffs as a negotiating tactic? That's the most generous reading of his trade policy, but it's unsupported by the facts.
Is the president the only person left in America who doesn't understand that Americans are paying for his tariffs?
"For the first time ever there are now more people in the world older than 65 than younger than 5."
It's not clear if congressional Democrats will comply.
He's a centrist compared to Sanders, but he's also a classic big-government liberal.
The Vermont socialist can muster a lot of emotional outrage at CEO pay, but his argument about a "moral economy" doesn't add up.
It's a common sense but crucial indication of how federal regulators classify workers who earn money through online platforms like Uber and TaskRabbit.
The president continues to move closer to Democratic proposals on infrastructure spending.
Being a presidential candidate means never having to say sorry for heavy-handed proposals to limit choice and promise free stuff.
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He's promising voters protection from made-up threats instead of prosperity.
After overpromising the benefits and underestimating the costs, reality is starting to puncture the White House's messaging on trade.
It’s time to stop freaking out about humanity's imminent demise.
In a podcast about her new book, Cribsheet, an economist answers your parenting questions about breastfeeding, swaddling, toddler discipline, and more.
Fresh from their 2018 defeat, California's rent control advocates are back with another statewide ballot initiative.
A new report finds the tariffs raised $82 million for the U.S. Treasury but ended up increasing costs for consumers by about $1.2 billion.
If so, it could undercut one of Trump's best re-election selling points: the strong economy.
Does current precedent forbidding discrimination on the basis of sex-based stereotypes apply here?
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The 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful is running on a "Freedom Dividend" plan which promises a $1,000 per month UBI.
