Economics - The New American

Wage Insurance: Paycheck Socialism

Although elements of socialism have slowly crept into the economy, President Obama's calls for wage insurance cross well over the line. Under his...

Walter McLaughlin March 21, 2016

Food Stamp Use Increases Despite Low Unemployment Rates

Steve Byas March 3, 2016

Despite declining unemployment rates, food stamp use is going up. Why is this happening? ...

Venezuela’s Central Bank Sues American Website

Charles Scaliger March 2, 2016

Venezuela's socialist government is enraged at an American website that since 2010 has been publishing unflattering information on Venezuela's rampant inflation and currency...

Are Economic Stimulus Programs Worth the Price of Admission?

Walter McLaughlin February 29, 2016

The International Monetary Fund is urging G-20 nations to consider a coordinated implementation of fiscal and monetary stimulus to counteract signs of a...

Negative Interest Rates: Helpful Tool or Central Bank Madness?

Walter McLaughlin February 16, 2016

Heavy doses of monetary policy have become the norm throughout the Western world over the past few decades, with the lowering of interest...

Venezuela Could See Hyperinflation, Economic Collapse

Bob Adelmann February 4, 2016

With high levels of inflation and general economic malaise affecting Venezuala, some experts say the country has passed "the point of no return."...

The Lessons of Ronald Reagan in Battling America’s Economic Malaise

Walter McLaughlin February 4, 2016

Last Friday, the Commerce Department released its initial estimate of U.S. economic growth for the fourth quarter of 2015, and the news was...

$19 Trillion and Counting

Charles Scaliger February 2, 2016

Up and up goes the debt, freed now from any "debt ceilings." How and when the insanity will stop is anyone's guess. ...

CBO Report Projects $30 Trillion Deficit by 2026

Raven Clabough January 26, 2016

A report released on Monday by the Congressional Budget Office projects that the federal debt will be $30 trillion within a decade, citing...

Will the Fed’s Manipulations Lead to a Sound Money Revolution?

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. January 24, 2016

The Federal Reserve will not be audited any time soon, but its manipulations may soon lead to a sound money revolution. ...

Congress, White House Ignore Grim CBO Debt Report

Steve Byas January 21, 2016

With the country heading toward ever-increasing debt, neither the Republican Congress nor the Democrat president appear prepared to take the needed action to...

Senate Blocks “Audit the Fed,” Preserving Central Bank Secrecy

Alex Newman January 13, 2016

Democrats and one Republican in the U.S. Senate joined forces on January 12 to protect the Federal Reserve from transparency and accountability, voting...