Historical data is not enough for economists to make sense of it. Instead, that data must be viewed through a theoretical framework that explains what has happened.

In 2026, conservatives cheer the masking of police in a way that would have been viewed as shockingly sinister, illegal, and downright creepy by Americans of earlier generations.

David Inserra Last year was a big year for age verification and assurance policies: the US Supreme Court upheld a Texas law mandating age verification for obscene, sexual content, setting…

Chris Edwards and Yasmeen Kallash-Kyler The Trump administration is cracking down on fraud in welfare programs. Recent scandals in Minnesota suggest the ease with which people can steal from federal…

Adam N. Michel Recent Republican proposals to exempt capital gains on certain home sales are a useful reminder that the capital gains tax distorts economic decisions and harms Americans. The…

As President Donald Trump escalates his efforts to acquire Greenland from Denmark, the latest national polls reveal that most Americans oppose taking over the massive and crucially strategic island that…

A cohort of Senate Republicans plans to launch a targeted task force aimed at tackling fraudsters in the wake of the Minnesota fraud scandal. Republican members of the Senate Health,…

“President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would like to appoint Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to chair the Federal Reserve.”

“Gold prices tore past another milestone, with tariff threats against Canada and the possibility of a fresh U.S. government shutdown adding fuel to the metal’s historic rally.”

He was always a New York Democrat billionaire, and he was never going to be a champion of working people or free markets. Trump is a Likudnik, not America First,…