Economic Commentary - The New American

U.S. Government’s Interest Costs to Quadruple in 10 Years

On Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reported that the federal government will be paying $800 billion annually just to service the interest on...

Bob Adelmann February 5, 2015

True Unemployment Rate Is Far Higher Than 5.6 Percent

Raven Clabough February 4, 2015

Americans may not be too surprised to learn that the 5.6 percent unemployment rate the U.S. Department of Labor is touting is entirely...

United States Remains in 12th Place in Economic Freedom

Bob Adelmann January 30, 2015

The United States' 12th place in the world this year in economic freedom will be corrected downward in the next few years as...

Human Progress Is Accelerating, Says Cato

Bob Adelmann December 31, 2014

The Cato Institute has accepted the challenge to offer the bright side to the mainstream media's often dismal view of the world. ...

“Everything is Awesome” in America? So Says Liberal Writer

Selwyn Duke December 30, 2014

Using manipulated economic numbers, a liberal writer makes the case that the Obama economy is robust. ...

Underlying Economic Indicators Confirm Dow’s Record Run

Bob Adelmann December 24, 2014

Remarkably, the economic patient is slowly beginning to recover from its overdose of enforced remedies inflicted on it by the fixers. ...

Oil Market: Lower Gas Prices not the Only Reason to be Thankful

Bob Adelmann November 27, 2014

It's a delight to behold: Lower crude oil prices are reducing gas prices while simultaneously moving America away from the dangerous energy dependence...

European Central Bank Taking a Page From Federal Reserve’s Playbook

William F. Jasper November 26, 2014

On November 21, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi announced that the ECB would be pumping more money into the euro bloc to...

Black Friday Protests Planned at Walmart

Steve Byas November 17, 2014

The day after Thanksgiving a group of Walmart workers plans to strike to protest certain company policies. Specifically, the group wants Walmart to...

Prediction: Economic Collapse, Civil Unrest in America by 2016

Selwyn Duke November 7, 2014

Violence. Rioting. Looting. Economic collapse and civil unrest. This isn’t a dystopian movie plot, but something else according to an economist with a...

Hillary Claims Corporations and Businesses Don’t Create Jobs

Ralph R. Reiland November 3, 2014

“Don’t let anyone tell that, ah, you know, it’s corporations and businesses that create jobs,” Hillary Clinton proclaimed to loud applause at a...

National Debt to be $27 Trillion in 10 Years, Says the CBO

Bob Adelmann October 16, 2014

The Congressional Budget Office offered no solutions as to how to pay off the burgeoning national debt; it just reports the facts. ...

China’s Economy Now Number One? Not Quite

Bob Adelmann October 10, 2014

There are many lessons to be learned in the International Monetary Fund report claiming China's economy has surpassed that of the United States....

The “Certificate of Need” Con

William F. Jasper September 18, 2014

So-called “Certificate Of Need” laws in the healthcare sector prevent new competitors from entering the market and reward the current dominant players. It...