We used to be a nation of owners. Not anymore. In 1820, roughly 80 percent of Americans worked for themselves. Farmers, shopkeepers, and craftsmen—people owned what they built. Today, most of us work ...

This column is a part of Republic of Distrust, a series about the loss of trust in American institutions and what can be done to restore it. For almost a century, the Boeing Co. was an icon of US ...

Today’s digital world is where like-minded purveyors of opinion tend to group together – if for no other reason than to hold a virtual pep rally reaffirming shared beliefs. Totally fine if that’s your ...

Certain official proclamations in recent weeks have highlighted an unnerving shift in the federal government's relationship with America’s small businesses. This novel stance undermines the autonomy, ...

Americans are increasingly souring on big business and capitalism — but they're not turning to socialism quite yet. New polling from Gallup found that just 37% of Americans have a positive rating of ...

The president used his State of the Union address to plug his economic record and announce a policy wish list that involves raising taxes on multinationals and the wealthy. By Andrew Ross Sorkin Ravi ...

In 2024, the Biden administration killed a proposed merger between Spirit Airlines and JetBlue. If the two companies were to join forces, declared then-attorney general Merrick Garland, it would ...