The “wartime economy” fairy tale misunderstands what GDP measures.

Washington’s unquestioned leadership of the West’s postwar alliance system is dissolving.

When the U.S. and Israel launched a war against Iran in late February, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that the new conflict could make it harder for Kyiv to obtain the missiles and othe...

Turning down a fully built, Canadian-funded span hurts U.S. competitiveness.

Soaring profits and stocks funnel more of GDP toward companies, their top employees and shareholders. AI will intensify this trend.

Consumer prices rose 2.7% in November from a year earlier, according to a delayed government report, slowing from 3% in September.

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Newly discovered patches of ancient landscape have somehow managed to survive without being turned into a farm, forest or subdivision.

U.S. farmers face labor shortages and potential food price hikes due to Trump’s immigration policy, the administration acknowledged in a Federal Registry document.

This proposal represents the single biggest action HUD could take on its own to increase housing supply and open the possibility to substantially address the U.S. housing affordability crisis.

By prefacing a principled

There’s little evidence that less immigration means more opportunities for Americans to work.

California debates a major transit-oriented housing reform

About 180 FEMA employees, many of them anonymous, signed a letter to Congress arguing that agency leadership has hindered the ability to effectively manage emergencies.

The president, who had said a deal to end the war could be reached soon, expressed frustration over lack of progress and signaled he would pause his efforts.

The wartime mobilization of Russia’s economy has drained its reserves, though the country has so far avoided slipping into a recession. Civilian industries are stagnating or already shrinking, while o...

Arendt’s Law comes for economic data

Frank Rambo joins me to discuss the multi-billion-dollar utility practice of running expensive coal plants and the Trump administration's efforts to prop them up.

The meeting represents a victory for Russian President Vladimir Putin, who seeks to end international isolation and separate Russian ties with the U.S. from the fate of Ukraine.

The president is planning to flex his law enforcement power over Washington, declaring that he would clear the city of homeless people and crack down on crime.

More than 60,000 metric tons of food have languished in warehouses in the United States and around the world — with expiration dates nearing on some items.

You can have government efficiency or wage the culture war, but not both at once

Education lawyers and advocates said Columbia’s deal with the White House was a potentially dangerous government intrusion into higher education.

Since launching its full-scale war against Ukraine, the Kremlin has demanded total loyalty from government officials. In response, many in the country’s political elite have remade their public image ...

A Dallas Fed study shows how much it could sap economic growth.

That is the highest levy announced so far in Trump’s letters to world leaders this week, and comes after he wrote a lengthy message supporting the former Brazilian leader.

Policy strategies that increase housing supply and reduce housing costs should be viewed analogously to anti-poverty strategies that redistribute cash income.

Americans who thought they knew what a trip to the doctor was going to cost them still don’t.

Instead of tackling the real challenges of performance management in the federal workforce, the Trump Administration is dismantling a century of protections against politically motivated firings.

I Oversaw Work Requirements in Michigan - Here is What I Told Congress

Immigration is driving U.S. population growth, partially offsetting a broader demographic shift as baby boomers age, according to Census Bureau data.

The House approved legislation requiring that all federal commercial cargo be carried on U.S.-owned ships.

At an event on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov made a telling remark. In his words, the country’s federal budget, which has po...

Blogger Noah Smith’s praise for libertarianism comes at an odd time but offers an opportunity to clarify the side that has contributed to human freedom and flourishing