This moment of self-imposed economic crisis caused by Trump’s tariff war has a silver lining, because it is the perfect opportunity for Congress to come together, work as a bipartisan branch, and regain the trust of the American people. The President’s tariff plan is a jarring consequence ...

One need not rely on experts to know tariffs are typically not a good policy. Going back to Adam Smith writing "The Wealth of Nations," we know it is better to manufacture cheap commodities in areas that can make them cheaply so that wealthier nations can spend their wealth more productively. ...

Is President Donald Trump bent on political self-harm? It often seems that way. His overall job approval rating still hovers within a point or two of the 50% popular vote he received last November. But he is losing support on the economy and inflation, the No. 1 issue last year, while his ...

This week, President Donald Trump finally released his "Liberation Day" tariffs. Trump has long threatened that he would, if given the chance, levy massive tariffs on imported products from the rest of the world. The question for investors, however, was just what was driving such threats. Was ...

A deadly fungus is spreading like crazy across the U.S., sickening and killing hospital patients, and the federal response has been ineffectual at best. It's in half the states, including New York, with soaring annual increases in the number of patients sickened, per the American Journal of ...

A recent report from the American Enterprise Institute summarizes results from the most recent National Assessment of Educational Progress — also known as the nation's report card. The test, given every two years, reports scores of our nation's children in reading and math at the fourth ...