If there is one thing that Jimmy Carter’s presidency taught us about economics and politics, it is that the American public abhors inflation. This is a lesson that Biden did not learn when, in March ...

The big economic driver in 2023 was job growth. Jobs had recovered all their pandemic losses by mid-2022 and continued to post strong growth in 2023, partly due to many people returning to the labor ...

After highlighting some of the investment lessons of 2023 last week, it’s time to turn to the broader economy and the lessons that have emerged. Don’t try to predict the future A year ago, there was ...

In 2023, the United States economy demonstrated remarkable resilience and robust growth, defying the bleak forecasts of a recession that loomed large at the year's commencement. Contrary to the ...

Indiana’s 2025 legislative session offered a valuable pair of economic lessons. The first is that there are no perfectly good or bad policies, only trade-offs. The second is that the cost of anything ...

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.

“I want you to know what the risks are, because I still want to come home for Thanksgiving if this doesn’t work.” That’s what Jeff Bezos said to Jacklyn and Miguel Bezos when they invested a little ...

One hundred years ago, the Germans suffered horrible hyperinflation. From a value of 4.2 to the dollar in 1914, the German mark depreciated to 4.2 trillion to the dollar by November 1923. In essence, ...

Whether making everyday choices in the grocery store, contemplating the cost of college or voting in an election, economic thinking can help us analyze the world around us to make more informed ...