Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. The Trump administration’s trade policy—specifically its broad, aggressive use of tariffs—has several direct economic costs and benefits: ...

California used to be the place where people went to chase dreams. Today, it’s the place where fiscal discipline goes to die. The Golden State, which is home to Hollywood glitz, Silicon Valley ...

In September, South Korea exported $16.6 billion worth of semiconductors, an amount equivalent to roughly one-fifth of its total merchandise shipments. This surge was not an outlier but part of a ...

Used in nearly everything with an on-and-off switch, global demand for silver has been outstripping supply since 2020. We hear a lot about surging gold prices in this uncertain economy, but silver has ...

China's Q3 GDP grows 4.8% vs Q2's 5.2%, in line with forecast September data show weaker retail sales, stronger factory output Property downturn, trade tensions weigh on demand, confidence Investors ...

Matteo Forner was just days away from celebrating his 45th birthday. Winemaker Matteo Forner died in a freak accident at his family’s winery. Forner was a respected businessman and elected official in ...

We explore the evolving significance of different production sectors within the U.S. economy since World War II and provide methods for estimating and forecasting these shifts. Using a compositional ...

As corporate media accelerate their censorship of comedians and journalists, we must realize that we got to this dire situation because of old-fashioned, bipartisan corruption in Washington, D.C. The ...

As technology like generative AI reshapes the workplace, it’s easy to assume that pursuing greater technical competence will help ensure a long and lucrative career. Additionally, by this logic, firms ...

Freedom is neither a fixed idea, nor the story of progress toward a predetermined goal. Reflecting on his decades-long career, the historian considers what his field of study owes to the public. My ...

President Donald Trump wants lower interest rates. Achieving that objective will require overcoming bigger obstacles than Fed Chair Jerome Powell. There are structural forces that drive the cost of ...

Trump administration upends prosecution of white-collar crime Democrats raise alarm after brief removal of Trump photo US citizens face growing danger as government advises swift departure from one ...