An Urban's Rural View

In the view of this blog's author, who's leaving Washington, D.C., in favor of Washington state, there's more to the capital than political dysfunction.

The labor market is tight, in part because of the pandemic, but mostly because long-term demographic trends are squeezing the labor pool.

What the striking auto workers are demanding makes perfect sense from their point of view, but they risk pricing themselves out of their jobs.

Here are some reasons not to get too worked up about ag trade's swing into negative territory.

Inflation has come down, but it's not clear the Federal Reserve's interest-rate increases are responsible.

Between the torrid climate and the after-effects of the pandemic, restaurants are being forced to adjust.