Have tariffs created more jobs, or an economic boom? Not if you look at the data.

Trump first announced his massive tariffs on “Liberation Day,” which was April 2. This was supposed to be the beginning of the United States rebuilding its manufacturing capacity. Since Liberation Day ...

The 2020s, so far, have been one long and often painful lesson in what happens when policymakers tell economists to shut up and go away. From the COVID-19 pandemic through Bidenflation and onto the ...

One beauty of economics — the study of how human beings use scarce resources — is that its basic principles apply to life even if money is not involved. Opportunity cost, externalities, sunk costs, ...

Discover four key economic concepts: scarcity, supply and demand, costs and benefits, and incentives. Learn how they affect consumer choices and financial decisions.

Today we’re all getting smarter about some of the economic and political terms dominating the headlines these days. Terms like “authoritarianism” and “state capitalism” that have been hotly debated ...

Lessons from Soviet Economics for the Climate Era Abby Innes argues the world needs to reimagine how governments wield economic tools if we are to get on track to fight climate change.

From boycotts to Black-owned banks, here are five lessons from Jesse Jackson’s legacy that still shape how we build wealth and economic power today.