economics Archives

Did Donald Trump’s First Year as President See the Lowest Jobs Growth Since 2011?

A left-wing web site's January 2018 meme was based on data that were accurate at...

Is the United States’ Global Trade Deficit Really $800 Billion?

President Donald Trump's statements on the subject leave out the country's $244 billion services surplus.

Did Immigrants Dominate the U.S. Nobel Prize Tally in 2016 and 2017?

Foreign-born, U.S.-based scientists and economists won a remarkable number of Nobel prizes in the last...

Does The Republican Tax Bill Include a Tax Loophole Benefitting Golf Course Owners?

The "conservation easement" deduction is part of the GOP's current tax legislation -- but it...

Obama Accomplishments

An Internet meme touts the economic achievements of United States President Barack Obama.