The U.S. economy is doing well, but the slowly growing uneasiness on the market for federal government debt could easily grow into a problem big enough to derail it.
The European Commission has plans to go after Italy for its excessive budget deficit. There is no real reason for them to do this, and the timing is very bad.
There is nothing about this new “electoral cooperation list” for the EU election that can be taken seriously. But it might influence the outcome of the election—in ways that its founders did not intend to.
The same voices that loudly advocated for Oregon to legalize drugs are nowhere to be found when the state badly regrets its decision.
EU member states must decide between prioritizing reduced ‘inequality’ or increased economic growth.
This welfare-state reform is perhaps too radical for many. However, it is designed to solve a radical problem, and radical problems require radical solutions.
There is only one way that Congress can permanently end its budget deficits. Here is how to get the job done.
In 2023, the federal government borrowed $2.5 trillion. So far this year, things are only getting worse.
The further the elite pushes its contempt for the American working class, the more they feel morally entitled to stop Trump from returning to power. By any means necessary.
The national French statistics office has released new numbers on government debt. Everybody debates those numbers, but has anyone actually read them?
A combination of ominous economic forces beyond the control of the government will make minced meat of Sweden’s euro-skeptic holdouts.
The U.S. Congress has ignored the budget deficit for decades. Debt investors have almost run out of patience. Will Congress address the problem—or continue to play for time?
