Articles by Andrew Moran

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

President Trump recently traveled to France for the G7 summit, which took place on August 24 and 25. The G7 is an international meeting of seven countries, including France, Germany, Italy, Canada, Japan, the United Kingdom and the Unites States…. Read More

The Federal Reserve is in the news again, but since it doesn’t enter family conversations around the dinner table all that much, the key question is: What is the Federal Reserve? The Federal Reserve (also known as the Fed) is… Read More

Since July 2009, the federal minimum wage has been $7.25 per hour. The House of Representatives voted to raise it to $15 by 2025, but the Senate probably won’t. But why is the minimum wage such an issue between Republicans and… Read More