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Americans Are Losing Faith in the Economy

Americans are becoming more pessimistic, and their expectations for inflation are moving in the wrong direction. The University of Michigan’s preliminary October...

Higher Incomes, Empty Pockets

The Federal Reserve’s latest household survey gives Washington plenty of figures to celebrate, provided nobody reads too far down the page. Between 2022 and 2025,...

Trucking Bankruptcies

At least 16 trucking, delivery, and transportation companies entered bankruptcy proceedings between late August and September 21. These filings extend across...

The Stagflationary Squeeze on Employment

The September jobs report should put an end to the fantasy that the American economy can absorb rising prices indefinitely without eventually hitting employment....

The Inflationary Backlog 

Everyone looks at the headline manufacturing number and moves on, but buried inside the September ISM report is something far more important. The Prices Index...

Taxpayers Are Paying for Federal Buildings Nobody Uses

Imagine running a private company where most of your office buildings failed to meet even a 60% utilization target, yet you continued paying the rent, utilities,...

Washington Lost the Equivalent of Two Apples. Did Anyone Notice?

Imagine the people needed to fill a football stadium, multiple times over. Since Trump returned to office, the federal payroll has been cut by an amount roughly...

When Confidence Turns, the Economy Follows

There is one economic indicator governments consistently underestimate because they cannot control it with legislation or manipulate it with an interest-rate...

When Did a Military Coup Become Acceptable in America?

Something is going seriously wrong with American politics when people who constantly speak about defending democracy can contemplate throwing democracy aside when...

The Jobs Report Does Not Tell the Whole Story

The United States added 162,000 jobs in August, nearly three times the 53,000 expected, while unemployment remained at 4.1%. The report appears impressive until you...