In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Dave Hebert, a senior research fellow at AIER and an affiliate scholar here at the Acton Institute, about the state of the American economy, economic policy, and how American politics on both the left and the right is increasingly economically illiterate.
How is the U.S. economy doing? What is the relationship between the stock market and the economy as a whole? Can politicians really make things more affordable for ordinary people?
Trump Credits ‘Mister Tariff’ for the Country’s Strength. Economists Beg to Differ.
What to Know About the Criminal Investigation of the Fed Chair
China Announces Record Trade Surplus as Its Exports Flood World Markets
Fixing Affordability Isn’t Easy. Here Are Four Suggestions.
A Lack of Affordability Is a Supply Side Issue
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