Donald Trump won two presidential elections by promising to put American workers first. On the eve of the 2026 midterms, ...

From Robert B. Menschel Economics Symposium. In April 2024, CFR launched RealEcon: Reimagining American Economic Leadership Initiative with the goal of rebuilding a durable consensus on the U.S. role ...

With the recent emergence of two adversarial geopolitical blocs, the fantasy of a “liberal world order,” which is currently driving President Joe Biden’s foreign economic policy, must be buried. The ...

When politicians dither, economies suffer. Policy uncertainty exerts a peculiarly pernicious effect on economic growth by making businesses cautious. Bosses confronted with unpredictable regulatory, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Stuart Anderson writes about immigration, business and globalization. A screen shows (L-R) Joel Mokyr, an immigrant to the U.S.

I remember my professor of economic history David S. Landes often talking about Joel Mokyr, who won the Nobel Prize in economics earlier this month. They must have been good friends. Professor Landes ...