Phil Gramm and Donald J. Boudreaux savagely dismantle myths about our economic history—myths that are routinely taught in ...

This week will bring a flood of data that will help clarify the path the economy is on right now: major reports on gross ...

On the other hand, he is actively rewriting economic history to convince Americans that everything they’ve been taught is wrong and that his jarring new tariff policy won’t be the largest tax ...

Since then, the U.S. has used tariffs to achieve three broad goals, said Douglas Irwin, an economics professor at Dartmouth College and past president of the Economic History Association.

Several factors led to the Great Depression, one of the most severe economic crises in U.S. history. NPR interviewed economists who discussed the causes of the Great Depression.

If history is any guide, the implementation of Trump’s economic agenda will end in tears for the United States and the rest of the world.

Some compelling “what if” moments from economic history might include Ronald Reagan failing to pass his 1981 tax cuts, 1990s Washington regulating the internet, and China not joining the World ...

Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama went further, insisting, “Under President Trump, we had the strongest economy in history. That’s right.” Except, there’s nothing “right” about the claim at all.

Paul Gigot speaks with former Sen. Phil Gramm about what free trade has done to American manufacturing, the political and economic damage that Donald Trump’s volatile tariff policy could have ...