Wildly excessive federal spending is causing major inflation and shortages, which may lead to a recession and perhaps a financial…

Tuesday’s unexpected inflation data could throw a wrench into the Biden administration’s big spending plans.  The Labor Department’s latest report…

Americans are good at a lot of things, but apparently not at connecting the political and policy dots. This is…

It had to happen. It is almost like an Econ 101 exam question: What happens if you take an economy…

A recent column by Robert Reich, former U.S. Secretary of Labor, excoriates Republicans for using Chipotle’s recent price increase to…

Controversy erupted Tuesday over a comment made by economist Art Laffer regarding hourly wages. Asked by Fox News anchor Sandra…

The Federal Reserve Bank (the Fed) and the Biden administration are systematically undermining the stability of the American economy with…

“Jack in the Box Economics,” editorial cartoon by Patrick Cross for The American Spectator, May 12, 2021.

“Skyrocketing Inflation,” editorial cartoon by Yogi Love for The American Spectator, May 10, 2021.

Stagflation, which reigned during the presidency of Jimmy Carter, occurs during an unusual confluence of events: high inflation, low economic…