There seems to be no advanced industrial democracy in the world more politically divided, or politically dysfunctional, than the United States. Recently I have been asking myself, “how did we get to ...

In the nine months since President Donald Trump began his second term, the state has taken unprecedented action in the U.S. private sector. The departments of Commerce, Defense, and Energy have ...

Workers at a Ford plant in Michigan, 1920s. (Getty Images) The relationship between capitalism and democracy in America isn’t always easy—and it has been that way since 1776. After the American ...

Between 1983 and 2022, Americans over 75 saw their household wealth soar, while people 65 and older now hold more than double ...

Compared to almost any other economy in the world, the U.S. is in great shape today, but with three important caveats: First, the economic divides are too great. Second, the shortsighted behavior of ...

The story of American capitalism may have begun with the Founding Fathers, but much of the plot was written in the years since then. Countless people have played a role in morphing the U.S. economic ...

“Prediction is hard, especially about the future,” the saying goes. Certainly, looking ahead 50 years from 1975, economic prophets would have been hard-pressed to foresee the waves of deregulation, ...

Introduction -- A commercial republic: 1776-1860 -- The two Americas -- The triumph of capitalism: 1865-1914 -- The age of giants -- The revolt against laissez-faire -- The business of America is ...

John Tamny is president of the Parkview Institute and editor of RealClearMarkets. The warning from Sen. James E. Risch (R-Idaho) was blunt: “China’s control of TikTok poses one of the greatest threats ...