Outside the Beltway

Yesterday, Microsoft became the third American company to reach $1 trillion in market value.

Stephen Moore, who has been nominated to a seat on the Federal Reserve Board by President Trump. has a history of controversial remarks about women.

Those making under $66,000 aren’t supposed to have to pay. But good luck figuring out how to avoid it.

When it comes to Herman Cain’s nomination to the Federal Reserve Board, the answer is officially Nein, Nein, Nein!

Bernie Sanders and other advocates focus on insurance companies and drug companies. But that’s not where the money is.

Pledges from wealthy men to help rebuild Notre Dame cathedral after a devastating fire is generating backlash.

The White House appears to be preparing for the worst when it comes to the nominations of Herman Cain and Stephen Moore to the Federal Reserve Board.

Per-student investment in public colleges has not recovered from the Great Recession.

A bipartisan bill will protect the tax preparation industry at the expense of the citizenry.

It’s a lot harder than it looks.

Nein. Nein. Nein.

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

Yet another promising spring football league seems to have bitten the dust.

More simplism from the WH.

What would it mean for the companies’ workers, the stock market and the cost of care?

Labor law has not kept up with our changing economy.

I was wr-r-r-r-r-ong.

A second Federal Judge has found that the Commerce Department violated the law when it moved to put a question about citizenship on the 2020 Census form.

Notwithstanding President Trump’s tariffs, America’s trade deficit hit a record level last year.

Job growth in February was far below estimates, but we did see some solid wage growth and other signs that we’re approaching what economists refer to as “full employment.”

Early tomorrow morning, NASA and SpaceX will be testing a crucial part of America’s return to manned space flight.

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.

Kevin Drum uses some clever sleight-of-hand to demonstrate a hard truth about the human condition.

Thanks mostly to political opposition that misrepresented the nature of the deal it had made, Amazon has abandoned plans to locate parts of its new headquarters in New York City.

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

AT&T’s acquisition of DirecTV and TimeWarner is forcing price hikes that are driving customers away at a rapid clip.

Despite the government shutdown, employment growth in January was far above expectations.

A new study reveals that the Republican tax cut package passed at the end of 2017 has not had the economic impact the GOP claimed it would.

Pensions and health care costs for the elderly are crowding out other vital spending.

The economic impact from the just-concluded government shutdown was apparently quite substantial.

Starbucks Founder Howard Schultz is considering an independent run for the Presidency. This would likely be good news for President Trump.

The economy took quite a hit from the President’s pointless shutdown over a border wall that will never be built.

The government shutdown is beginning to negatively impact the public’s perception of the health of the economy.

Despite the President’s claims, the American steel industry isn’t doing well at all.

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in a case that could make it easier for consumers to buy and ship wine and other adult beverages across state lines.

As the shutdown drags on, it’s beginning to have an impact on the economy.

Tomorrow the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in a case that could make it easier to order and ship wine from out-of-state retailers.

Herb Kelleher, who helped found an airline that revolutionized the industry thanks to his unconventional choices, has died at the age of 87.

December’s Jobs Report blew past expectations to show more than 300,000 jobs created.

With the economy appearing to sour, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin is quickly becoming the President’s latest target of criticism.

More evidence that Trump does not know what he is doing.

President Trump is now apparently on the warpath against the Federal Reserve Board Chairman he appointed only a year ago.

While the political media is spending a lot of time talking about it, the actual impact of this latest government shutdown is likely to be limited and possibly even unnoticeable to most Americans.

While most Hollywood blockbusters have male leads, films starring women actually do better on the aggregate.

While often portrayed as left-leaning, the public broadcaster is ruthlessly capitalistic in its labor practices.

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

The economy is in good shape for the moment but there are storm clouds on the horizon.

Presidents Trump and Xi have agree to a “90 day cease fire” on new tariffs. This means that Trump will not raise tariffs on Chinese imports that were scheduled to take effect on January 1st of next year. The tariffs will go into effect if the two countries cannot reach an agreement within that 90 day time frame.

A decade after being bailed out by the Federal government, the giant automaker is slashing jobs.

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.