Rising fortunes look scary to some capitalism critics, but the interplay of growth, innovation, and inheritance are more complex than the dystopians admit or perhaps understand. Hollywood, in ...

In wishing for a weak dollar, Trump should be careful about that for what he wishes. The economic policy and geopolitical course on which he is embarked is all too likely to produce an excessively ...

Two things are true at once — First, humans influence the climate system, presenting risks that merit policy attention. Second, climate research, broadly construed, is a deeply politicized endeavor, ...

For years, I thought that China’s strategy for taking Taiwan was failing. I’m not so sure anymore. China has long used coercion short of war in a bid to make Taiwan fold without a fight, while also ...

The combination of increased use and collateral health effects of recreational marijuana raises the questions of how government should educate the public and whether it should discourage or limit ...

Earlier this week, the United States signed an agreement with Argentina for a $20 billion swap line, to be augmented with an additional $20 billion provided by private sources. The objective is to ...

Shortly after beginning his second term, President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing the Department of Defense (DOD) to develop a homeland air and missile defense system, later named ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted certiorari in two cases raising the question of the legality of President Trump’s tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). One of the ...

Outstanding federal student loan debt stands at $1.7 trillion 1 —with another $1 trillion expected over the coming decade. 2 Much of that debt is unlikely to be repaid, burdening students and ...

As new classical schools sprout nationwide, fueling a revival of liberal arts and virtues-based education, there is no reliable pipeline of trained teachers from which to recruit. Classical education ...

How Does Semiconductor Trade Work? How is it that South Korea—one of the world’s most important makers of the chips critical for goods from cars to computers—imports more semiconductors from the ...