Substantial innovation in refrigeration and cooling could be on the horizon.
It certainly matters that Mexico is a major trading partner with Texas. More on the possible tariffs.
Expectations for future policy also contribute to unsustainable debt.
What are the more likely options of further power consolidation?
Exchange rates have a purpose that goes beyond "benefiting" buyers and sellers of goods.
A steadfast belief in freedom also functions as a way to prevent extremism.
Will the Department of Education be dismantled?
A closer look inside the interconnection queue for electric power.
Scott Sumner touches on 18 misconceptions regarding the Great Recession.
Arbitrary chaos erodes the economic coordination that makes prosperity possible.
Approval ratings for world leaders.
It turns out manufacturing jobs now have an image problem.
How will health insurance companies fare under the Trump administration?
Which countries subsidize fossil fuels the most?
Will the Trump administration realign the balance of power?
Idaho is a close second behind Utah in population growth.
A growing share of yearly federal spending has been borrowed, regardless of circumstance.
Automaker sales growth in 2024, plus a couple of losses.
Inflation remains a problem. Also, Even if Trump hadn't been elected, this likely would still have been the case. Still, Trump's reversal in EV adoption adds to inflation. For one thing, the price of used vehicles (specifically gas powered) are going up, in part due to the emphasis on EV adoption having backfired. So much expense toward that end, and the associated investment costs! And, it has to be disheartening for auto manufacturers to continue EV investment when money to create charging stations is no longer available.
Some interesting facts about U.S. education.
Can we be selfish, yet care about everyone's welfare at the same time?
A visual for the fastest growing jobs in the U.S.
Some companies don't make the profits one might expect, yet others fare much better.
Matthew Klein has a different take than Paul Krugman on current account realities.
It turns out lime clasts in Roman concrete had an important purpose.
Noah Smith takes issue with Jason Furman's denunciation of Biden's economic record.
How dependent are U.S. building and construction industries on imports?
Sustained high levels of government borrowing will eventually lead to a different reality for us all. Also, the Brookings report.
When excess AI usage leads to brain drain. And, another form of brain drain. Regarding the latter, broad overlapping systems not dependent on nations, governments or other large entities, are what I've hoped for via time arbitrage. Of course, starting this process hasn't been easy since it means transforming elite systems where knowledge use remains tightly controlled. Yet something needs to happen soon because things are changing quickly.
It's not as easy to cut back on Medicaid now, as it once may have been.
White Americans with no college education have become more likely to end up in prison.
It's difficult for pedestrians, bicyclists and cars to maneuver in the same spaces.
People in many prosperous countries have largely forgotten what acid rain was like.
Useful tips from fifty years of travel.
Which states depend on a sizable portion of imports from the EU?
The use of pennies and nickels is already in decline.
How much authoritarian nationalism will the public ultimately tolerate?
When it comes to getting ahead, tests can help poor students stand out from the crowd.
The Fed is more concerned about inflation this time around.
It turns out consumers spent more in November and December, in anticipation of the coming tariffs.
Ending the penny would not mean that more nickels are needed.
It's encouraging when people are able to take sufficient time to give materials a second life.
How long can one million dollars last in retirement? Much depends on where one lives.
Seriously, where is the economic gain of giving up the EU for Russia?
Are these firings really a surgical approach?
When are populations expected to peak around the world?
Eggs: Rising prices aren't the same thing as market power.
"Average Wages in OECD Countries."
How does one distinguish "hard times" from what is simply a moment of declining dynamism?
Some highlights from an interview with Alan Auerbach at the Fed.
The auto industry in the U.S. could especially pay the price, when it comes to tariffs.
Alas, even though Elon Musk makes plenty of mistakes, he is not incompetent.
Knowledge providers whose time use really matters for their monetary worth, are suspicious of AI.
"A different opinion" which nonetheless makes sense in terms of what's happening globally.
A visual for contributions to GDP by state. And, how does home affordability compare in OECD countries?
Trump's trade war is becoming more extensive than many imagined.
Congress is likely to stay consumed by a tax fight this year.
My thoughts exactly: "What money?"
