Outside the Beltway

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

May’s Jobs Report came back with disappointing jobs growth, suggesting that the economy may be slowing down.

It’s been just about fifteen months since President Trump imposed tariffs on imported steel and aluminum. Not surprisingly, those tariffs have not had the effect the President claimed they would.

The city by the Bay is rapidly transforming. Should we lament that?

Surprising pollsters and political analysts down under, Australia’s ruling center-right coalition pulled off a big win in Saturday’s election.

China has retaliated for the tariffs that the President imposed late last week, and things look like they’re only going to get worse.

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.

Another one bites the dust. And another one gone, and another one gone, another one bites the dust.

President Trump is trying to politicize monetary policy. He should be resisted on this front.

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

The New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago metro areas are all losing people.

The tone and content of President Trump’s 2020 campaign is already quite apparent.

The US is reproducing below the replacement rate.

More simplism from the WH.

Only the best people, dontcha know.

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.”

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.

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

As public opinion of the President continues to slide his pandering to his far-right base increases.

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

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

Two years into his Presidency, Donald Trump continues to set the wrong kind of records.

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

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

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

Two years of Republican control of the Legislative and Executive Branches has put us back on a path toward $1 trillion budget deficits.

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

That’s not how it works.

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.

As Washington heads into the final days of a budget shutdown, Republicans find themselves on the losing end of a public relations battle.

The Trump Administration appears to think that the Budget Deficit and National Debt aren’t a big deal because we can just grow our way out of the problem. This is highly unlikely to happen.

The verdict of last month’s elections was clear, but Republicans still don’t seem to get it.

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.

George H.W. Bush,, who served his nation as a warrior, Congressman, Ambassador, Vice-President, and President, has died at the age of 94.

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.

The evidence that the GOP lost the midterms because of public repudiation of President Trump is overwhelming. The GOP will either accept this and learn from it, or they will not.

The economy may be doing well, but that didn’t help Republicans in the midterms.

The economy appears to have grown strongly in the third quarter, but concerns about long-term growth remain.

Nearly two years into Republican control of Washington, the budget deficit is headed back up.

Thanks to a last-minute agreement, the United States and Canada reached an agreement for a revised version of NAFTA. It’s a got a new name, but it’s basically NAFTA 2.0.

As expected, President Trump announced a new round of tariffs against Chinese goods yesterday, and China quickly retaliated.

Donald Trump is now attacking his own appointee to head the Federal Reserve Board.

The frequency and ease with which this President lies is, to say the least, alarming.