2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (276+ words) US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Interventions change how markets behave. Financial markets are supposed to provide valuable information about how investors view the economy. However, that signal is clearest when policymakers let markets speak. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s recent intervention…...

3+ day, 32+ min ago   (714+ words) A day to ‘never forget’ turns 25. On Sep. 11, 2001, al Qaeda terrorists flew hijacked airliners into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, killing nearly 3,000 people from many nations, including 24 Canadians. On the 25th anniversary, the people might recall the U.S....

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (539+ words) Trump’s tariffs don't mix with his territorial messaging Since entering politics, President Trump has portrayed himself as the champion of the Rust Belt. His trade policy reflects that commitment: protect American manufacturers from foreign competition, even when doing so means…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (228+ words) Tariffs punish American firms while Navarro blames foreigners Now, Navarro claims that the reason tariffs aren’t working is because of foreigners. Once again, Navarro has found yet another scapegoat. Unfortunately for him, this one also falls apart upon further scrutiny....

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (198+ words) A president’s refusal to concede error deepens a conflict even his generals want to end. Trump, like any good investor, should at least admit his mistake to himself, cut his losses, and gracefully exit U.S. forces from the region, but…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (237+ words) It is not typical of freedom-loving countries to struggle so much with truth and transparency; countries with greater economic freedom tend to have lower levels of corruption. Manipulating data and putting political pressure on what are supposed to be independent…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (238+ words) The White House, April 2, 2025 When the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative unveiled its now-infamous “Liberation Day” tariff formula in April 2025, economists quickly noticed that something was not right. At first glance, the formula looked impressive. It had Greek symbols, academic…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (472+ words) We ran continued deficits on many services. Now we need hard rules to prevent this in the future. The second category is discretionary spending, which Congress approves through the annual appropriations process. This has recently come in at just under…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (730+ words) As Hinckley returns to the spotlight, his release raises questions about justice and the consequences of political violence. Entertainment Weekly has previewed an interview with John Hinckley Jr., who shot President Ronald Reagan outside the Washington Hilton on March 31, 1981. A…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (495+ words) Reuters columnist Jamie McGeever recently raised an alarm that the chances of governments anywhere finding fiscal discipline in today’s world lie somewhere between slim and none. None of this is really news. Countries have been scrambling for all these things…...