America, Brazil, and the Illegitimacy of Weaponized Democracy
The similar challenges facing America and Brazil, including concerns about the state of their democracies, is
The State Uses Trauma as a Weapon against Innocent People
Whenever an armed conflict breaks out, regardless of where it is, we are instantly presented with
The Chimera of a Postpandemic Postwar Return to Monetary Normal
Government and monetary authorities claim that the worst of the postcovid lockdown disruptions are past and
Yes, the Minimum Wage Harms the Economy
The 2021 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded to David Card, Joshua Angrist, and Guido Imbens.
Yes, Virginia, There IS a Deep State—and It Is Worse than You Think
We like to think of the "deep state" as a conspiratorial entity. In reality, the term
The True Costs of a US-China War for Taiwan
Ryan McMaken and Zachary Yost discuss new estimates of just how costly a US-China war over
European Shadow Unemployment Is a Real Problem
The latest jobs report in the United States shows strengths and weaknesses. Total nonfarm payroll employment
Real Wages Fall for the Twenty-First Month as Rent and Food Prices Keep Rising
The Federal Reserve has yet to get price increases anywhere near its own arbitrary 2-percent goal,