Globally, cities face the reality of rising food prices. Such disruptions as supply chain breakdowns, climate-related shocks, ...

The only sustainable way to lower housing costs is by increasing the supply of homes, letting the market balance demand and prices. Yet calls for rent control in Cape Town remain driven by emotion, ...

Jim Beam pauses 2026 distillation to cut variable costs amid surplus inventories. Company keeps bottling, warehousing and tourism to preserve capital and jobs. Pause reflects marginal-cost logic and ...

GoFundMe’s 2025 "Year in help" review found that its crowdfunding platform was increasingly used by Americans to fundraise for basic economic needs. "Monthly bills" was the second-fastest growing ...

Trump first announced his massive tariffs on “Liberation Day,” which was April 2. This was supposed to be the beginning of the United States rebuilding its manufacturing capacity. Since Liberation Day ...

New York’s mayor-elect believes he can implement socialist policies through sheer rhetoric, as though mere words can make socialism work. However, economics involves real things and reality will hit ...

Socialism always sells itself on empathy. New York Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani’s agenda—“free” public transit, frozen rents, and government-mandated equality—sounds merciful on the surface. But it ...

Re “California just keeps getting more expensive” (Nov. 25): The author, as well as many others who whine about the cost of living in California, don’t understand the Econ 101 concept of supply and ...

People hear rumors of a new technology that stands to destroy the next generation’s livelihood. Fears spread that the work and lifestyle they enjoyed may not be there for their children and ...

One Man’s ‘Warmth of Collectivism’ Is Another’s Inferno Jim Jarmusch Deconstructs Himself California, and the Worst Wealth Tax in the World What the Debates over American Heritage Are Really About A ...

Lessons from Soviet Economics for the Climate Era Abby Innes argues the world needs to reimagine how governments wield economic tools if we are to get on track to fight climate change.