If the reasons for March's anemic job growth were so obvious, why didn't any ex-post visionaries forecast it?  READ MORE

Tomorrow's jobs report for March is gearing up to be a make or break number. But only for the media and analysts. READ MORE

Ever since the U.S. severed the last remnant of the dollar’s link to gold in 1971, economists have been searching for a... READ MORE

What if Cyprus said no? READ MORE

The late James Buchanan's words of advice to today's conservatives. READ MORE

Mention the tiny island-nation of Cyprus, and the first thing that comes to my mind is Paul Newman and “Exodus.” In the... READ MORE

When is a tax not a tax? READ MORE

Economists talk about the negative impact from the $85 billion of automatic spending cuts with such authority, you would... READ MORE

Remember when Wal-Mart Stores Inc. executives were bemoaning the fact that February sales represented the worst start to... READ MORE

Watching the subjective comments about today's employment report for February on my Twitter feed -- everything from... READ MORE