economics

Dr. Phillip W. Magness describes what the 1619 Project gets grievously wrong about slavery, economics, and the motivations of the Founding Fathers.

Our world is more prosperous than ever, or at least was before the economic disruption from COVID-19.

Experts in public health and epidemiology have driven policy making during the COVID-19 pandemic. How much should we trust experts?

In spite of the declared “independence” of the Federal Reserve from the political control of either Congress or the White House, America’s central bank is a branch of the U.S. government that is responsible for setting monetary policy.

The Green New Deal would make US reliance on China much worse.

Retailers are asking customers to use credit or debit cards, and some are refusing to make change in coins. They say it’s because of the novel coronavirus. The virus may be playing a part; but, there’s more to the coin shortage.

The American economy is too dependent upon China to quickly reverse course.

The issue of race relations in America has reached a new high pitch with the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis policeman, followed by mass peaceful demonstrations and instances of violence, looting, and arson in cities around the country.

Old fallacies have a way of reappearing, especially, during times of social and economic crises. The current coronavirus crisis has opened the door to a variety of them.

Trumpnomics is it’s own unique mix of economics values. Darren Brady Nelson breaks down how this has worked for the United States.

An essential purpose of allowing markets to be free and open in all circumstances is precisely to take advantage of what people can imagine, create, and produce to meet changing patterns of demand in their respective corners of society.

For decades, the state that has been dominated by one-party that has been laying the foundation for a budget catastrophe.

The collectivism virus need not destroy us, if we immunize ourselves with the philosophy of liberty and market liberalism.