What Does “Distrust of Government” Really Mean?
The New York Times and CBS has come out with a new poll that shows Americans have a strong mistrust of government. Almost...
Economic Commentary
Consumers Don’t Drive the Economy, Producers Do
In Commerce Secretary John Bryson’s announcement that the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew...
How Hyperinflation Could Start in America
David Galland’s article for the Daily Reckoning painted a picture of imminent collapse of...
Some Reasons Behind Income Inequality
In an effort to examine the Occupy Wall Street crowd’s complaint about income inequality,...
What Is the Real Unemployment Rate?
A closer look at the Department of Labor’s employment report earlier this month reveals...
The New Recession: How Bad Will It Get?
The prediction by the Economic Cycle Research Institute (ECRI) that the United States is...
Washington, D.C. Surpasses San Jose as Wealthiest Metro Area
While high unemployment persists and the U.S. economy remains stubbornly flat, Washington, D.C. now...
Gallup: U.S. Unemployment Drops to 8.3% in October
With the announcement from Gallup that the unemployment rate had dropped precipitously in early...
ReShoring: American Manufacturing Jobs Come Home
The press release from the Boston Consulting Group signaled the beginning of the American...
Recession Confirmed
On September 30, the Economic Cycle Research Institute announced that the U.S. economy officially...
A Critique of Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 Tax Plan
Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain’s popularity in numerous polls is increasing daily, and while...
NY Times Explores Unemployment Benefits Discussion
As talk of another possible extension of unemployment benefits is making its way through...
Top Economists Tell How to Grow Jobs
Now that the Senate has officially and resoundingly defeated President Obama’s jobs bill (The...
One Euro, One Europe, One Mounting Mess
Item: “European Union foreign ministers are debating a tax on financial institutions that could...
Justice Dept, Sprint Launch Antitrust Suit Against AT&T
In response to AT&T’s proposed acquisition of mobile carrier T-Mobile for $39 billion, the...
New Study Shows How the Economy Is Really Doing
On Monday morning Sentier Research announced the results of its new study showing changes...
The Oil Industry Can Save America — If Washington Lets It
America at the end of WWII produced 60 percent of all the petroleum in...
$5 Debit Card Fee: Don’t Blame Banks — but Durbin, Dodd, Frank, the Fed
On Thursday, Bank of America announced that, starting the first of the year, they...
ECRI Announces New Recession Has Started
Last Friday Laksman Achuthan (left), co-founder of Economic Cycle Research Institute (ECRI), announced that not...
Is Economists’ Gloom Marking the Start of the Recovery?
With the announcement from the Commerce Department that the sale of new homes in...