The latest Trump renovation project would violate a basic rule of building maintenance.

Learn how early American politics informed the U.S. Constitution and why its promise of liberty and equality has yet to be fully realized.

Jeffrey Frankel tallies the costs and benefits of hosting newcomers and shows that hunting them down is much more expensive.

Jeffrey Frankel explains why a disaster deferred in 2025 may not be a disaster denied in 2026.

Splinter is your home for news and opinions that challenge power in our political and economic system that's becoming more unhinged each and every day.

Jeffrey Frankel marvels at the MAGA movement's apparent commitment to reversing progress on public health.

Jeffrey Frankel: With his crisis-management experience and confidence in monetary policy, Stanley Fischer would be the perfect choice as Janet Yellen's deputy

The air traffic control system should be taken out of the FAA and allowed to operate like a public utility, urges Dorothy Robyn.

View the livestreamMinister Federico Sturzenegger joins us for a discussion focused on the work of President Milei's administration in Argentina, with a particular focus on reduction of spending and r...

Jeffrey Frankel , relying on several indicators, puts the odds of a prolonged US downturn as high as 60% for the coming year.

Harvard Kennedy School analyst Jeffrey Frankel includes trade war fallout among five recession threats on the horizon.

The torrent of far-out policy moves that Donald Trump has announced during the first month of his second presidency has left pundits struggling to find method to the madness. Some say it is all a nego...