Outside the Beltway

Trump exploits our mistaken beliefs about crime to consolidate his power.

The August jobs report was not good.

One of the big ones has given up.

July jobs report shows signs of weakness.

This ain’t 1976.

Half the counties in America have moved more Republican in each of the last three elections.

Facts are stubborn things.

Machines have been eliminating blue collar jobs for decades. Now they’re coming for white collar jobs.

Just in case that wasn’t already obvious.

What could possibly go wrong?

* – but the tariffs didn’t start until April 2

Spoiler alert: This is going to be a disaster

Some comparative data.

In idea whose time is gone.

Another one bites the dust.

More jobs were added than expected.

The legendary comedian is gone at 94.

Why public attitudes are lagging real world performane.

Voters in Mexico, India, and South Africa are making their voices heard.

Public perception is not aligned with the top level data.

Shockingly, most people aren’t economists.

The numbers continue to be strong.

He’s at 61 percent disapproval in the lastest Monmouth poll.

Continued disjunctures between perceptions and the indicators.

Some people say there’s a reporter to blame.

Germany’s economy is among the worst in the OECD.

Its economic bubble has burst, which may make them more dangerous.

Xi’s government is taking a drastically different approach to the slowdown.

A new book looks at the confluence of geography and disadvantage.

Is America’s military capable of fighting the next war?

The President is trying to change perceptions ahead of the election.

Debt-trap diplomacy has finally come home to roost.

The show about nothing has a big legacy.

A lot of huge investments have failed for a variety of reasons.

A novel concept. Will it catch on?

The Fed is expected to stall the economy to fight inflation.

Fifty-plus “local” news outlets are a front for David Brock and company.

The economic downturn is hitting groups in different ways.

The economy, it turns out, is complicated.

Growth continues.

Has the Internet made us more selfish?

The numbers don’t match the perception.

The polls do not bode well for Democrats.

She is running to finish out Don Young’s term in Congress.

A good jobs report.

We did much better in 2020 and worse since 2021 than we thought.

Why clearing criminal records makes economic sense