Whether the economically illiterate factions within the GOP and the White House like it or not, the laws of economics are ...

Basic Economics is a 653-page book, not including the index. One doesn’t have to start reading it at the beginning. Near the book’s end, there’s a section titled “Questions,” and it points the reader ...

Paul Solman: I’ve done numerous interviews with Paul Samuelson over the years. Invariably, he was funny, imaginative and deep. Particularly memorable was a long session on the basics of economics ...

When it comes to the scourge of “price-gouging,” Kamala Harris is on an island. Save the usual suspects such as Paul Krugman — who defended the vice president’s price-fixing scheme by insisting that ...

This is directed more to younger voters, many of whom too often don’t get any or enough economics instruction anymore. Inflation is, simply put, too much money chasing too few goods. So to ease ...

While researchers say more formal teaching is needed, eight in 10 high school seniors have a basic understanding of economics, according to a new national economics assessment. “The Nation’s Report ...

During last week’s Republican debate, Ted Cruz continued to gear his message toward the wing of the Republican Party eager to close the borders to immigration. Not explained by Cruz is how a massive ...

What is the worst problem in the world today? Might it be war, starvation, genocide, sectarian violence, murder, slaughter of babies in the womb? Any of these would be a rational answer. But when Pope ...

The simplest way to understand economics is that it is a reckoning with unavoidable tradeoffs. If you spend money on something, you may obtain something in return—but you lose the ability to use those ...

Paul Solman: On Tuesday, we posted the first transcript from a series of interviews I’ve done with Paul Samuelson over the years. This installment picks up where the last left off, explaining the most ...