On July 29, 1981, barely six months into his presidency and in the face of an economic crisis of historic proportions, Ronald Reagan succeeded in persuading both houses of Congress to pass dramatic tax cuts that set the stage for nearly three decades of vigorous economic growth...

Russia is abuzz with talk of the Dutch disease. The current conventional wisdom as summarized in a June 20, 2001, Wall Street Journal article entitled "Russia's Strong Ruble Damps Hopes for Extended Growth" is that high commodities prices are causing an economic slowdown, threatening Russia's recovery.

"Just -- and I hope you were able to hear of some of the points that Peter was making job reaction what what what's coming out of London again."...

The President should take a page from Francois Mitterand. . . .

Douglas Irwin, professor of economics at Dartmouth College, explains and defends free trade.

In this Uncommon Knowledge classic from February 10, 1999, Milton Friedman, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economic Science in 1976 and a senior research fellow at the Hoover Institution from 1977 to 2006, discusses, with Hoover research fellow Peter Robinson, what defines a libertarian and how Friedman balances the libertarians' desire for a small, less intrusive government with environmental, public safety, food and drug administration, and other issues.

Reporting on the agreement last week to close the state budget gap here in California, The New York Times adopted a tone of gloom and despair...

Hot-button economic issues for the 2008 campaign season include trade deficits, a weak dollar, and high household and federal debt...

Thomas Sowell analyzes the recent housing boom and bust, beginning with the underlying economic causes that artificially inflated housing costs in certain markets.