Economy Inflation Edged Up in February, But Core Price Pressures Ease by March 11, 2026 by March 11, 2026 Inflation ticked up slightly in February, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported in its… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy AIER’s Everyday Price Index Jumps 0.61 Percent in February 2026 by March 11, 2026 by March 11, 2026 The AIER Everyday Price Index (EPI) saw its largest jump in 13 months in February… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy But What About China? A Response to Tariff Advocates by March 11, 2026 by March 11, 2026 In a recent Wall Street Journal piece, I argued that erratic tariff policy has alienated… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy What a Children’s Book Taught Me About Core Economic Principles by March 11, 2026 by March 11, 2026 Communicating economics to a general audience isn’t just about accuracy. It’s also about keeping people… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy Soundness, Trust, and the Real Case Against Fiat Money by March 11, 2026 by March 11, 2026 Discussions of money frequently slide beyond economics into looser forms of argument, especially when inflation… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy Medicare’s Hidden Fertility Problem by March 10, 2026 by March 10, 2026 Medicare is not merely a senior health program; it is an elaborate intergenerational contract with… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy How Concerning Are the February Jobs Numbers? by March 10, 2026 by March 10, 2026 Many market watchers are concerned about the softening labor market. According to the Bureau of… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy The Year of Adam Smith: Why the Savvy Scotsman Remains So Important by March 9, 2026 by March 9, 2026 2026 commemorates the 250th anniversary of Adam Smith’s great work An Inquiry into the Nature… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy Reflections on Four Decades of Teaching ECON 101 by March 9, 2026 by March 9, 2026 I’ve taught Principles of Microeconomics (“ECON 101”) regularly now for nearly a half-century. The first… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy Stop Lamenting Inequality—Start Questioning Bad Policy by March 9, 2026 by March 9, 2026 If you only followed the political feed, you would think the world is splitting into… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail