Outside the Beltway

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

Today’s revision of Second Quarter G.D.P. growth was good news, but it doesn’t seem likely to last.

There are no “anchor babies,” there are only Americans.

The July Jobs Report indicates that while the economy is growing, it is not growing very much. This seems to call the Federal Reserve’s interest rate plans into question.

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.

Greek voters rejected the latest bailout package, but that only seems likely to make things even worse for them.

The June Jobs Report was okay, but it certainly doesn’t inspire much confidence.

The economy contracted in the first quarter of 2015, and that suggests the rest of the year isn’t going to be very good either.

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

Economic growth slowed significantly in the first three months of 2015, but it’s not clear what that means going forward.

Pundits and political scientists agree that, if the 2016 presidential election were today, we’d have a much better idea who would win.

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

The State Of The Union Address was more of the same, and the same will be true of Washington going forward.

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

The Commerce Department had a Christmas present for investors, businesses, and consumers today.

Rick Perry is sounding for all the world like a candidate for President, and says he’s a different candidate this time, but initial perceptions are hard to overcome.

Strong jobs growth in November means that 2014 is already the best year for jobs growth since 1999.

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.

Sen. Charles Schumer says Democrats made a mistake by concentrating on getting health care reform passed instead of on fixing the economy.

A knowledgeable observer has a dim forecast.

Vladimir Putin’s latest actions seems to have exhausted Germany’s patience.

Vladimir Putin’s reception at the G-20 Summit in Australia has been less than warm thanks to recent events in Ukraine.

Another mostly good, but not great, jobs report.

Another example of the silliness of the “trade deficit” concept.

Quietly, oil prices have been falling for months now. That’s potentially a very big deal.

Rich guys are backing organizations that are taking over traditional party functions. Is that a problem?

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has made an incredibly weak argument in favor of his state’s ban on same-sex marriage.

A strong rebound for the economy from the downturn at the start of the year.

After several months of good news, the August Jobs Report was quite a disappointment.

While not as big as previous months, the July Jobs Report was still mostly good news.

A much better Second Quarter.

Relying on the policies of a man who was President in a very different time is not a substitute for a rational foreign policy.

Yesterday’s events are likely to be a game changer, but how the game plays out depends largely on how Europe reacts.

The June Jobs Report is basically good news.

The first three months of the year were worse for the economy than first thought.

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

After two and a half decades, the images of June 4, 1989 resonate with many, unless you happen to live in China.

In no small part because of a brutal winter, the economy shrank in the first three months of the year.

If Hillary Clinton runs for President, questions surrounding the Benghazi attack will continue to dog her.

Good news.

Economic growth in the first quarter was so weak, we nearly fell into a recession.

Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the 21st Century is making quite a splash.