by Bruce Yandle In recent days, the inflation indicators have stubbornly signaled that a high tide of prices is still soaking us consumers. Growing at a 3.5% […]
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Legislators messed up PODA. They need to fix it
The thing about legalese — that strange, mysterious language of laws and binding contracts — is that all it takes is one misplaced punctuation mark, one misspelled […]
Why is Haiti’s economy so much worse than its neighbor’s?
by Tyler Cowen As Haiti continues its descent into chaos, the Dominican Republic continues to prosper. The two countries share the island of Hispaniola and a lot […]
The housing shortage is the economy’s real problem
by Ben Harris Recently released government data hammered home what we have known for at least a year: A national housing shortage, not broad-based price increases, is […]
Guest essay: Did Gov. Justice really take us for a ‘rocket ship’ ride?
by Tom S. Witt As Gov. Jim Justice enters the seventh year of his term, it’s appropriate to start an assessment of the performance of the West […]
The economy depends on immigrants
by Steven Roberts “The Economy Is Roaring. Immigration Is a Key Reason,” reads a headline in the Washington Post. But Gallup reports, “Immigration Surges to Top of […]
This economy is hard to read
by Conor Sen Slower inflation was supposed to be a sign that the economy was cooling, all part of the Federal Reserve’s plan for higher interest rates […]
Biden’s got a good-news deficit
by Jackie Calmes If President Joe Biden’s re-election hinged on the state of the economy, he’d be a good bet, or at least a better one. Instead, […]
Biden starts to decouple economy from China
This is a potentially perilous time for our economy and the security of the West. Trade policy with China sits at the center. China is no longer […]
Makes economic sense to expand CTC
by Karl W. Smith Congressional leaders are reported to be close to a deal that would restore President Joe Biden’s 2021 expansion of the child tax credit […]
