Good ideas don’t always outcompete bad ones. But willful foolishness usually has a cost. So it is with modern monetary theory. Ironically, this basket of economic fallacies, embraced by policymakers ...

Inflation has been a central concern for voters in the upcoming election, with many pointing fingers at President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. But is it fair to blame them entirely for ...

Popular reasons for gold’s surge fall short.

Editor’s note: This is the fifth story in an occasional series on the causes and impact of inflation. It has been a while since televisions were a real money maker, at least for small businesses. Just ...

Editor’s note: This is the second story in an occasional series on the causes and impact of inflation. Consider the humble Triscuit. Introduced in 1902, it’s been a snack-cracker staple for decades in ...

Inflation isn’t a four-letter word, but the way that everyone from economists to TV pundits to politicians talks about it, it might as well be. Even if you don’t know exactly how inflation works, ...