What’s Holding Trump Back From Firing Powell
The president wants to get rid of the Fed chair—if the markets will let him. We all have to hope he won’t gamble on that.
Economy
Trump’s Tariff Disaster
Doug Irwin, an economics professor at Dartmouth College, on Trump’s trade war, the myth of protectionism, and what history teaches us about tariffs
Trump Is Making Socialism Great Again
Capitalism needs better advocates.
Meddling With the Fed Could Backfire on Trump
Slashing government interest rates could have the paradoxical effect of raising the interest rates paid in the real world.
The Biggest Myth About the YIMBY Movement
There’s nothing centrist or conservative about the push to lower housing costs.
Start Budgeting Now
Households will pay an average of $2,400 more for goods this year, thanks to Trump’s policies.
Fast Fashion’s End Has Been Greatly Exaggerated
Tariffs won’t kill the industry. In fact, they might even make waste and exploitation problems worse.
Trump’s Only-Okay Economy
He hasn’t crashed it, but he hasn’t made it great either. That’s a problem.
The Most Perverse Part of the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
The Republican megabill could be setting America up for the worst energy-affordability crisis since the 1970s.
The Whole Country Is Starting to Look Like California
Housing prices are rising fast in red and purple states known for being easy places to build. How can that be?