Economy
Inflation Increased In May, New Data Show
With paychecks stretched thin by ever-increasing prices, consumers are anxiously awaiting some sign that inflation has peaked and will start...
Tocqueville’s Worst Fears
Reprinted from Law & Liberty In the introduction to Democracy in America, Alexis de Tocqueville asserted that the history of the world,...
Real Disposable Income and Real Consumer Spending Fell in May
Personal income rose 0.5 percent in May, according to data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (see first chart). Over...
Average Weekly Initial Claims Rose for a Fourth Consecutive Week
Initial claims for regular state unemployment insurance fell 2,000 for the week ending June 25, coming in at 231,000. The...
The Perpetual Tragedy of New York’s Rent Control
Last week (June 21), in its biannual circus, New York City housing regulators once again decided how much landlords will...
Inflation and Time
This article was originally published in the Economic Forces newsletter. With higher rates of inflation in the news, I have...
You Should Care About Martin Van Buren
Even the most passionate history lover could be forgiven for not knowing much about Martin Van Buren — at least...
Targeted legislative tweaks can help contain the harm of debt crises
By Indermit Gill, Lee C. BuchheitIt’s a cardinal principle of private enterprise: A business that stumbles into the deep end...
Feminine Product Shortage Fuels War on Women
Essential feminine products are in short supply. A few girls I know laughed and said that they could have told...
Kremlin: NATO Preparing for War with Russia
(Footage from Operation Barbarossa, known in Russia as the Great Patriotic War) I have warned that Russia has felt as...
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