economic history

America’s decline resembles nothing so much as the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. Presidential candidates should take note.

By shoving the very idea of trade tensions under the table, models undermine coherent discussion of how to handle them.

The robot revolution hasn't started yet.

On the podcast: The United States’ last big trade war was in 1930. It did not end well.

Politicians must prepare voters for automation; otherwise, opportunistic populists will seize the agenda.

Milton Friedman and Bernie Sanders both agree on the need for a universal basic income, but the devil is in the details.

According to a new report from the special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction, lack of government strategy puts $500 million of American taxpayers' money at risk.

The top ten books to read about international economic history