Articles by Andrew Moran

President Donald Trump suddenly tweeted this week that he would be putting tariffs on steel and aluminum exports from Argentina and Brazil. He pointed out that the South American countries are devaluing their currencies, leaving U.S. industries at a disadvantage…. Read More

Ten years ago, Zimbabwe stopped printing its own money because the currency had lost its value. The situation was so bad that people carried wheelbarrows of Zimbabwe dollars to buy a loaf of bread. Now, for the first time since… Read More

The U.S. government recently reported that the gross domestic product (GDP) grew 1.9% from July to September. With the data in the spotlight, now would be a good time to answer the question: What is the GDP? What is the… Read More

Congress recently passed a bill that would make companies reveal how many workers they have outside the U.S. This move was in response to the bank Wells Fargo laying off thousands of American workers and shifting some tasks offshore. Why… Read More

Former President George W. Bush recently opened a debate on the difference between non-interventionism and isolationism. He took a shot at President Donald Trump in a speech, saying, “an isolationist United States is destabilizing around the world,” and “we are… Read More

Where would you prefer to be middle-class: The United States or Japan? Would you choose to live in a middle-class household in Boston, Massachusetts, or Lisbon, Portugal? While people talk about the decline of America’s middle-class, the heart and soul… Read More

The people of Canada went out on October 21 to vote for the next leader of their country. The polls are closed, the votes have been counted, and Canadians have learned that Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau will continue as… Read More

The United Nations (UN) recently held a secret ballot vote to let 14 countries join the Human Rights Council (HRC). The HRC is a part of the UN that is supposed to look for human rights violations around the world…. Read More

A day does not go by where taxes are not in the news. This public policy remains a crucial issue, but to grasp this subject, it is important to understand what taxes are. Taxes: A Primer So, what exactly is… Read More

The economy grows and shrinks, and we call this the boom and bust cycle. A recession is when the national economy declines for two back-to-back quarters, or six straight months. That’s the bust part of the cycle. Recessions are usually… Read More

The United States dollar – equal to 100 cents – is the nation’s official currency. It is represented by the $ symbol. Also known as the greenback, the dollar is the most used currency in the world. A Currency is… Read More

In economics, free trade happens when buyers and sellers from different countries trade with each other without either government getting involved. Otherwise known as “laissez-faire trade,” this allows for the importing (bringing in) and exporting (sending out) of goods and… Read More