A growing number of states require high schools to teach the basics of free-market capitalism in their financial literacy ...

PEKIN, Ill. – Small business owners take on a lot of different roles and responsibilities. It can become overwhelming at times to manage it all. The safety and well-being of their employees is an ...

President Trump’s attention has passed on from seizing control of Venezuela to seizing control of Greenland and seizing control of Minnesota. But he took on a big task when he said he was also ...

The price of household necessities rose in December over the previous month, even as inflation overall held steady. The result is that price pressures were unevenly distributed across income groups, ...

The 2020s, so far, have been one long and often painful lesson in what happens when policymakers tell economists to shut up and go away. From the COVID-19 pandemic through Bidenflation and onto the ...

Trump first announced his massive tariffs on “Liberation Day,” which was April 2. This was supposed to be the beginning of the United States rebuilding its manufacturing capacity. Since Liberation Day ...

For nearly fifty years, the USF Basic Economic Development Course (BEDC) has shaped how communities grow, adapt, and thrive. This year’s program held November 4–6, 2025, brought 46 professionals to ...

New York’s mayor-elect believes he can implement socialist policies through sheer rhetoric, as though mere words can make socialism work. However, economics involves real things and reality will hit ...

Review & Outlook: Likening the global threat level to that of 1939, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth unveils reforms to the Pentagon acquisition process that will ‘rebuild the defense industrial ...

Black Friday is going to the dogs. A growing number of shoppers are taking advantage of deep discounts this holiday season to scoop up everyday items like dog and cat food, detergent, socks and ...

Re “California just keeps getting more expensive” (Nov. 25): The author, as well as many others who whine about the cost of living in California, don’t understand the Econ 101 concept of supply and ...

Comedy Central host Jon Stewart explained the impact subsidies have on prices to independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont during a Monday appearance on “The Daily Show” while discussing the ...