U.S. Economy

Bob and Jeff make their provocative 2023 predictions for the economy, the Fed, politics, world events, and cultural issues.

Economists like Paul Krugman have claimed that practice of austerity in government would damage the US economy. As Mark Thornton points out, the opposite is true: austerity works.

While monetary authorities and progressives would like to have a digital currency implemented, it is a backward step for monetary freedom.

Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop look ahead to 2023.

Twenty-six years ago, the debate was over whether or not the target inflation rate should be raised from zero to 2 percent. Now we're being told it should be 4 or 6 percent.

Prices are an intersection of human expectations, actions, hopes and fears. I like to ask audiences, “How much can the price of an asset change?” My proposed answer: “More than you think.”

You don't want to miss Jeff's unvarnished thoughts on the Left, the Right, the economy, and what is sure to be a turbulent New Year.

Federal budget deficits are increasing, but the Biden administration shows no signs of restraining its spending. This is not going to end well.

Ryan and Tho look back at 2022 and touch on some of the worst and underappreciated trends of the year.

There appears to be a six-million-man gap between the number of men in the prime age group—age 25–54—and the number of those men actually in the workforce.