Outside the Beltway

Contrary to some public opinion, the economy is in decent shape.

The push to return to the office comes with domestic consequences.

Xi’s government is taking a drastically different approach to the slowdown.

The Eurozone is falling further behind the United States.

All states but one receive more in federal money than they pay out in taxes.

He’s turned Russia from a G-8 member to an international pariah.

France shines new light on an old problem.

The appetite for more resources approaches infinity.

A more dangerous world is changing the relationship.

Prices are coming down but they’re way higher than they were.

The Fed is expected to stall the economy to fight inflation.

They’re hitting civilian targets partly because they can’t hit military ones.

The Schumer-Manchin compromise includes a massive increase in the tax collection budget.

How long can the unsustainable be sustained?

Not every argument can be tested on a Pinocchio scale.

The equivalent of Pennsylvania’s entire labor force is sitting on the sidelines.

The President has overturned decades of US foreign policy and alienated a NATO ally for, well, reasons.

The Lone Star State is celebrating its independence in a big way.

The data on Sweden and Covid-19 don’t fit the media narrative.

Usually candidates don’t talk about how bad things are across the country while appealing to be re-elected.

The pandemic is having serious effects in the region, and they will persist for some time.

Trump’s irresponsibility continues.

Thoughts on Biden’s low profile and Trump’s daily exposure.

Or just a bump in the road?

It would be laughable, but the White House might be interested.

A key economic statistic that rarely gets widespread public attention is showing that the manufacturing sector has been in recession for four months now.

The economy grew an anemic 1.9% in the third quarter according to the first estimate of the state of the economy over the summer.

Trump’s error in Syria.

Don’t worry folks, we’ll make it past that mark quite easily over the course of the new Fiscal Year.

President Trump and the Republican Party have spent the last three years lying about the Federal budget deficit and the economy.

Donald Trump lies with the ease that the rest of us tie our shoes. Will that fact have an impact on voters?

The economy slowed somewhat during the second three months of 2019, but the economic recovery still looks strong as we head into the 122nd month of positive growth.

Not surprisingly, the President’s opening speech of the 2020 campaign was filed with lies.

The current economic recovery turns ten years old this month, but it can’t last forever.

Donald Trump’s tariffs are hurting the American economy, American consumers, and American businesses.

If the economy remains strong, then Democrats could find it harder to beat the President than they thought.

Jobs Growth in April was much higher than expected, seemingly putting to rest for now fears that the economy might be slowing.

First quarter economic growth came in higher than expected, but there are several caveats worth keeping an eye on.

Very little of our vast landmass is densely populated with humans.

More simplism from the WH.

The legendary figure was in charge of strategic forecasting at the Pentagon for decades.

Many are calling for the UK Prime Minister’s ouster. But the problem is Brexit itself, not any one leader.

Economic growth slowed significantly in the fourth quarter of 2018 from where it had been earlier in the year. And it’s likely to slow down even more.

The National Debt officially topped $22 trillion, marking a $2 trillion increase since President Trump took office.

As the shutdown continues the numbers get worse for the President, but he doesn’t seem to care.

Jobs Growth in November was healthy but fell short of expectations.

Even as its leader continues to deny the reality of Global Climate Change, the Trump Administration has released an utterly devastating report on the impact of such change over the course of the coming decades.

The current economic recovery is nearly ten years old. It isn’t going to last forever, though, and that could pose a problem for the GOP in 2020.

Bret Stephens’ piece this week adds up to not much.

Jobs Growth in October exceeded expectations, as did wage growth. It’s unclear, though, how long these numbers can be sustained.