Donald Trump engages in some nice post hoc ergo propter hoc by implying that the decline in manufacturing jobs in North Carolina is due to NAFTA. Ignoring that other factors are more likely playing a far greater role in the loss of manufacturing jobs.
It is a misguided and foolish attempt to try and buy votes without appearing to buy votes.
On the left and the right, there’s been a resurgence of a long-ago discredited economy theory.
The July Jobs Report was largely a continuation of the good news from June, but the question is how long that can last.
As the allegations of sexual harassment grow, reports are also growing that Roger Ailes may be out at Fox News much sooner than many may have anticipated.
We’re further from a public option than we were in 2009. The need for it has become more acute.
If the allegations of a new lawsuit are true, things are truly lurid behind the scenes at Fox News Channel.
The Financial Crisis was not a problem of macroeconomics, but a cluster of microeconomic problems all acting together.
The head of the Federal Reserve tells Congress that the economy is unlikely to enter recession this years, but isn’t exactly going to be booming either.
Once again, the Federal Reserve chooses to pass on the opportunity to raise interest rates.
The May Jobs Report was bad all-around. The question is whether this will come to be seen as an anomaly or the beginning of a worrisome trend.
Deflategate isn’t over yet and, depending on what happens in the Courts, could still be unresolved at the end of the N.F.L. season that begins in September.
Donald Trump has announced that he would not be self-funding the General Election campaign. That’s probably because he really couldn’t afford to do so.
Pfizer has become the latest drug maker from barring its products from being used in executions.
After starting off the year strong, the jobs market seems to have taken a rest in April.
A Federal Appeals Court has reinstated the four game suspension imposed on Tom Brady over the so-called ‘Deflategate’ scandal.
Woman who liberated slaves to replace slaveholding President who presided over Native American genocide on American currency.
The success of the Broadway musical ‘Hamilton’ appears to be helping to save Alexander Hamilton’s place on the $10 bill. Andrew Jackson, meanwhile, looks likely to be booted from the $20 bill.
All of next season’s Thursday Night N.F.L. games will be streamed live for free via Twitter.
A treasure trove of documents from a law firm in Panama could prove problematic for a large group of international leaders.
One of the pioneers of the technology revolution of the past four decades has passed away.
February’s Jobs Report was relatively positive, but there are still shadows hovering over the economy as we head further into the year.
Not exactly inspiring economic news from the Commerce Department.
A man who helped create a multi-billion dollar a year industry, and some mighty fine wine, has passed away.
January’s Jobs Report was nothing to write home about.
Major carriers are reporting massive losses and demanding major rate hikes to cover the costs imposed by PPACA.
Thursday’s debate without Donald Trump drew fewer viewers than might have been expected, but it’s unclear if that’s because Donald Trump wasn’t there.
An anemic end to 2015 raises concerns about the health of the economy going forward.
As autonomous vehicles near the point where they’ll become a presence on American roads, are we approaching a day when it will largely be illegal for people to drive their own car?
China’s economy is still growing, but it’s most recently reported growth rate is slower than the nation has seen in quite some time.
A strong month for jobs growth in . means 2015 ended on a strong note
A look at the history behind the ideology driving the standoff in Oregon.
A ruling in an unrelated case raises serious doubts about the law used to revoke the Washington Redskins trademarks because they are allegedly ‘disparaging.’
The final report to third quarter Gross Domestic Product shows that growth over the summer was, at best, tepid.
Last night, SpaceX successfully launched a rocket to the edge of space, deployed cargo, and returned to Earth. A huge and potentially revolutionary accomplishment.
To nobody’s surprise, the third Democratic Debate received the lowest ratings yet of any debate so far this election cycle.
Perhaps not surprisingly, the newest film in the Star Wars saga is breaking all kinds of records.
