Outside the Beltway

The tragedy in Florida last week revealed once again how hyperpartisanship is destroying our politics and harming the country.

Donald Trump spent much of the past year touting the rising stock market, now he’s getting a lesson in reality.

President Trump has selected Jerome Powell, a member of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, to replace Janet Yellen as Chairman.

John McCain has been standing out from his fellow Republicans largely by unleashing on President Trump, and it is unlikely to end anytime soon.

Just three weeks after their home was hit by a devastating storm, Donald Trump is attacking Puerto Ricans for not recovering from the storm sooner.

While Puerto Rico suffers, President Trump is spending the weekend at his New Jersey golf resort attacking people on the ground who are actually doing something.

In less than a month, voters in the Catalan region of Spain will be voting whether to remain part of Spain or assert independence.

Perhaps it’s time to consider getting rid of the debt ceiling entirely.

Donald Trump’s golf courses are displaying something that literally is fake news.

Musings on the costs of college.

The 44th President will make as for a one-hour speech as his old annual salary. Should we worry about that?

For only the third time since the Great Recession ended, the Federal Reserve Board has raised interest rates.

Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellin hinted strongly today that we’re likely to see another interest rate increase this month.

With two votes last night, President Trump’s Cabinet is coming together.

The Federal Reserve Board raised interest rates for only the second time in a decade, but it still seems like it’s chasing an inflation monster that doesn’t exist.

A mostly mediocre jobs report for August.

The Financial Crisis was not a problem of macroeconomics, but a cluster of microeconomic problems all acting together.

A report card for the 2009 Stimulus Bill.

One down. How many more to go?

A man who helped create a multi-billion dollar a year industry, and some mighty fine wine, has passed away.

January’s Jobs Report was nothing to write home about.

An anemic end to 2015 raises concerns about the health of the economy going forward.

China’s economy is still growing, but it’s most recently reported growth rate is slower than the nation has seen in quite some time.

In a move it had been telegraphing for the better part of a year, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time since July 2006.

The November Jobs Report was good, but there still aren’t signs of the kind of stronger economic growth we need to see.

The election of an anti-austerity government in Portugal is raising some concerns.

A Saturday night debate wasn’t likely to get much attention to begin with. A Saturday night debate in the wake of a major terrorist attack, and a major football game for Iowa’s premier college football team, likely got even less attention. That’s probably good news for Hillary Clinton, and bad news for her two remaining rivals.

Thanks mostly to well-founded demographic concerns, China is ending the ‘One Child’ policy, but it is probably too late for them to avoid the consequences of the forty year program.

Yes, Ben Carson’s comments about the debt ceiling are silly, but it’s the fact that a lot of Republicans agree with him that’s dangerous.

The final GDP revision for the second quarter showed the economy grew at a nearly four percent rate.

After months of hinting that interest rates would be rising this month, signs of economic weakness led the Federal Reserve to hold back.

Britain’s Labour Party has taken a hard tilt left with the election of Jeremy Corbyn as leader.

The August Jobs Report was positive, but weak, calling into question the Federal Reserve’s apparent plan to raise interest rates this month.

The economy rebounded from it’s winter shock, but it still doesn’t seem strong enough to justify the Federal Reserve’s plan to raise interest rates.

Greece reached a new deal with European bankers that seems oddly similar to the one that voters rejected just a week ago.

In the past month, the Chinese stock market has lost more than 1/3 of its value.

Greece’s Prime Minister seemed to give in to some of Europe’s demands today, but bankers are continuing to hold to the strict conditions they set last week.

The Greek Government is basically shutting the banking system down tomorrow as negotiations over its debt problems continue.

The jobs market bounced back in April, but that’s about all we can say.

Bernie Sanders is running for President. He’s not going to win, but he’s not running because he thinks he can win.

Another commentary on the National Security Strategy, this one at The Hill.

The price of oil is continuing to fall, but it won’t last forever.

The first popularly elected African-American Senator, and the first African-American Senator to serve since the end of Reconstruction ended, has passed away.

Russia’s own government is projecting that its economy will slip into recession next year. How that will impact Putin’s current belligerence remains to be seen.

Once again, a Federal Judge has barred New Jersey’s effort to legalize sports betting based on Federal law. it’s time for the Federal Government to get out of the way on this issue.

Some have argued that there is an historical bias against political parties holding on to the White House for more than two terms. As with most commonly held ideas, that simply isn’t true.

How long should we expect people to work?

More bad poll numbers for the President.

Twenty-five years after his seminal “End of History” article, Francis Fukuyama reflects on its legacy.