Talking "Mostly Economics" with Dean Baker

The Ship is Hitting the Fan

Reminder: Debate Night

Talking Tariffs, Turmoil, and Tax Cuts

My Upcoming Debate with Stephen Moore

Commerce Secretary Lutnick's Indecent Proposal

Elon Musk Discovers the "Magic" of Modern Money

Three Emoji Theory of Trump's Tariff Policy

Two Months Ago, Lawmakers Celebrated a Bipartisan Boost to Social Security. Now, DOGE is Cutting the Agency.

Elon Musk is the Reason Social Security is "Running Out of Money"

The Real Reason Trump and Musk are Planning to Visit Fort Knox

Where's the Loot?

Stimulus Checks and Partisan Dishonesty

Assume a Debt Crisis

The Debt Scolds are Back. For Now.

Trump's Executive Order to Rename Debt and Deficits

The US Needs a Sovereign Wealth Fund Like a Fish Needs a Bicycle

Will the Ratings Agencies React to the Breakdown in Governance?

Are Democrats Launching a New Playbook to Fight the Republican Agenda?

The Impact of 25% Tariffs on Canadian GDP

What is the University of Michigan Survey of Consumer Sentiment Telling Us?

What I've Been Up To

Trade Isn't Money for Nothing

Two Percent Inflation is a Myth

My Conversation with Harry Shearer