U.S. Economy

Is the Ohio train disaster an example of "capitalism gone amuck"?

We're still living with the consequences of the massive monetary inflation by Trump and Biden. Prices are stubbornly high, and falling real wages are driving Americans to say things are getting worse.

Mark discusses the latest government economic reports. What can be made of these confusing numbers?

The Biden administration wants to bring back a New Deal relic aimed at putting the old A&P grocery stores out of business. The law is anticonsumer and antientrepreneur.

One of the modern progressive buzzwords is "stakeholder capitalism," in which people with no direct connection to a firm somehow have a "stake" in what the firm does. It is an incoherent term.

The government can't return the SS money it stole in the past. It's impossible. That money's gone. Taxing today's workers to "pay back" pensioners is just creating a new group of tax victims. 

Mark Thornton takes a look back at US stock markets, the national debt, and Fed policy.

While President Joe Biden's White House continues to give happy talk about the economy, some major economic storm clouds are brewing. The future does not look good.

The fact the money supply is actually shrinking serves as just one more indicator that the so-called soft landing promised by the Federal Reserve is unlikely to be a reality. 

The empty shopping mall: a story of how government actions created a huge malinvestment in western Pennsylvania.