Economy

No president in American history had greater skill in the political uses of radio than Franklin Delano Roosevelt. His warm voice was called “sincere . . . and good natured…

In mythology, the badger is an unlikely symbol of wisdom. Resourceful and persistent, it digs deep for hidden answers, and surprises opponents with unexpected strength. That is why school founder…

Having read and written extensively (for example, here) about the suffering of the Chinese people under Mao, I was horrified and alarmed to listen to this short take by an…

This paper investigates the effect of affordable housing obligations in New Jersey on cost of living, cost of housing, and actual housing production. New Jersey’s Mount Laurel court cases established…

America is in the midst of a housing crisis. Homelessness hit a record high last year, rising 18 percent in 2024. Meanwhile, rent spiked by 50 percent in the past…

Gold has crossed $4,000 per ounce just 200 days after it passed $3,000. What began as a slow march from crisis to crisis has transformed into an accelerated sprint that…

Central bank independence isn’t just wonky economic theory. It’s a stabilizing force in fiat money-using economies. When shortsighted politicians control monetary policy, the public suffers. Consider that with a 10…

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) latest economic outlook should serve as a wake-up call for Washington. While the organization upgraded global growth to 3.2 percent in 2025…

In 1961, with global politics chilled by the looming Cold War, President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivered his farewell address, warning the nation of a military-industrial complex. “In the councils of…

The reported death of US dollar dominance has been greatly exaggerated. The dollar’s demise has been repeatedly prophesied, supposedly threatened by any number of currencies including the euro, the yuan,…