Mark Twain famously quipped that everyone always talks about the weather, but no one ever does anything about it. (This was before…

Dean Baker
We constantly see reports in the media that people are unhappy about the economy and they blame President Biden. I, along with…
The discussion of AI continues to be almost otherworldly. We often see a contrast between the idea that AI will “assist” workers in doing…
Along with everyone else (okay, not Republicans), I have been celebrating the great economic news we’ve been getting the last few weeks.…
We will likely see growth of close to 2.0 percent in the second quarter, roughly the same as in the first quarter.…
The Washington Post has used both its opinion and news sections to push for cuts to Social Security and Medicare for many…
I’m on the road (literally, driving from southern Utah to western Oregon) but I thought I should quickly weigh in on the…
Guess so since it gave Brian Riedl, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, plenty of space to say things that are extremely deceptive,…
I was happy to see this segment of Ezra Klein’s show (hosted by Rogé Karma) which featured an interview with Columbia University…
The idea of industrial policy has taken on almost a mystical quality for many progressives. The idea is that it is somehow new and…