First published by The Hill Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has come under criticism for seriously underestimating and then failing to respond to the recent
New Jersey has outlawed plastic bags, paper bags, and styrofoam containers—and yet its efforts to be green are backfiring. The New York
Initial claims for regular state unemployment insurance fell by 5,000 for the week ending September 10th, coming in at 213,000. The previous
Total nominal retail sales and food-services spending rose 0.3 percent in August following a 0.4 percent decrease in July. From a year
Total industrial production decreased 0.2 percent in August after increasing 0.5 percent in July. Over the past year, total industrial output is
Inflation, following four decades of dormancy, has reemerged as the biggest problem facing the US economy today. In comments at last month’s
Reprinted from Inside Sources Every day, corporate America has launched a new initiative that reasonably could be described as “woke.” At first glance,
The late Walter Kempowski is one of Germany’s best-known writers. His monumental achievement was his ten-volume Das Echolot: Ein kollektives Tagebuch (Echoes:
Reprinted from Law & Liberty Say what you will about Karl Marx, the man knew how to turn a phrase. His observation about
Economist Thomas Sowell once wrote, “The first lesson of economics is scarcity: there is never enough of anything to fully satisfy all
Summary AIER’s Leading Indicators Index held at a cycle low of 29 in August, matching the lowest level since August 2020. The latest
AIER’s Everyday Price fell 1.3 percent in August after a 0.6 percent drop in July. Those were the first back-to-back declines since
Frédéric Bastiat (1801-1850) is rightly celebrated for his still-unmatched skill at conveying key economic insights to the general public with clarity and
Reprinted from EconLib For the last ten years I have been baffled as I watched the conservative movement devolve into a weird wing
Inflation is the wrecker of worlds. It destroys purchasing power, increases the signal-to-noise ratio of prices critical to entrepreneurs and business managers,
