How Do State “Auto-IRA” Policies Affect Household Balance Sheets?

A small industry within the history of economic thought continues to churn through the historical record in search of direct links between European ideas in political economy and the American Revolution and Founding. The attraction is understandable. Of particular interest is the alluring prospect of Adam Smith’s influence on the Founders. Put simply, if it was…

Economics Jul 14, 2026 Nouriel Roubini Despite this year’s US/Israeli-Iran war causing the largest-ever disruption to global oil supplies, the shocks of the 1970s had a greater impact. Because oil has been used as a weapon for so long, markets, policymakers, and…

Wednesday, May 20, 2026 GAO Has Found New Ways to Save the Federal Government Billions of Dollars Over the years, GAO’s work has helped save taxpayers billions of dollars by reducing duplication, overlap and fragmentation in programs. Each year, we issue a report that highlights this work. On this episode of the Watchdog Report—we’ll talk…

Affordable, secure, and clean energy is a central goal for policymakers worldwide. Against this backdrop, the Council on Economic Policies convened a series of country roundtables in Paris, London, Washington, D.C., New Delhi, and Berlin, followed by a global convening in Zurich to explore policy packages – combining fiscal, regulatory and market design measures –…

Time: 10am to 1pm | Location: Bank of England, Threadneedle Street, London, EC2R 8AH and MS teams Minutes Item 1 – Introduction The Chair opened the meeting, setting out the aim of the meeting: to agree which animals should be recommended to be included on a shortlist which the public would be asked to choose…

Friday, December 12, 2025 FDA’s Efforts to Recall Faulty Medical Devices Limited by Insufficient Staffing The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible foroverseeing the safety of medical devices sold in the U.S. and issuingrecalls when they’re found to be unsafe. But recent headlines andhigh-profile lawsuits have drawn attention to the effectiveness of FDA’sefforts. We’ll…