President Donald Trump criticized Republicans for underselling what he calls the "greatest economy in history" in an ...

Pt. I. Statistics and labor reform, 1880-1930: centralization and its discontents. Before there were indexes: the "Labor Question" and labor statistics, 1880-1910 ; The cost of living in peace and war ...

An end to the shutdown looks to be in sight, but growth has already been affected, with an economist estimating ...

The potential implementation of tariffs presents significant economic risks that may be overlooked in the current bullish market environment. Historical evidence and economic principles suggest that ...

Since Tuesday’s big Democratic electoral victories, I’ve been seeing some speculation to the effect that the 2024 election may be marked by a reverse coattail effect: that President Biden, whose poll ...

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The president isn’t just failing to persuade the public to distrust their lying eyes, he’s also failed to convince his own ...

The government shutdown has surpassed the previous record as the longest in U.S. history, costing the economy up to $30 ...

For at least the past half century, most economists have viewed the history of slavery in the United States as morally abhorrent but economically advantageous. The argument has run that allocating ...

The longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history appears to be nearing an end, but not without leaving a mark on an already-struggling economy.