Inflation surged in March, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.9…
For a nation that dominates the seas, the United States now faces a critical crossroads. Its commercial shipyards —…
The anniversary of “Liberation Day” came and went on April 2 without much fanfare. The Trump administration’s silence was…
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell recently emphasized that the US economy remains resilient, in large part due to a…
Just 50 years after America’s founding, the New Hampshire inventor, Samuel Morey, received the nation’s first patent for an…
In my home and as a foster parent, reading is a constant. In the first days and weeks of…
Writing during the Great Depression in 1930, John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946) pushed back against what he called a “bad…
Executive Summary 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of two momentous historical events: the publication of Adam Smith’s Inquiry into…
Americans often say inflation feels higher than what official statistics report. For most of economic history, inflation had a…
If you’ve recently hitched a ride with Uber, Lyft, or any other rideshare company, chances are you spent more…