Latest articles by Joel Mathis, The Week US
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Inflation derailed Biden. Is Trump next?
Today's Big Question 'Financial anxiety' rises among voters
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Is Amazon about to take over the grocery business?
Today's Big Question Expanded delivery will present a challenge to Walmart and Kroger
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Is Trump America's CEO?
Talking Points The party of free enterprise turns to 'cronyism'
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac helped trigger the Great Recession. Would an IPO create new dangers?
In the Spotlight It depends on the 'implicit guarantee'
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How will Ford reinvent EV manufacturing to compete with China?
Today's Big Question Henry Ford's assembly line system is being replaced
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Why is Trump attacking Intel's CEO?
Today's Big Question Concerns about Lip-Bu Tan's Chinese connections
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What does occupying Gaza accomplish for Israel?
Talking Points Risking a 'strategic dead-end' in the fight against Hamas
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How is Trump's economy doing?
Talking Points The latest jobs numbers suggest a slowdown in the offing
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How is AI reshaping the economy?
Today's Big Question Big Tech is now 'propping up the US economy'
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Will Trump privatize Social Security?
Today's Big Question Bessent calls savings program a 'back door' to privatization
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Could Iran's water crisis be the regime's tipping point?
Today's Big Question Drought is a problem. So is government mismanagement.
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Why is the Democratic Party's favorability rating so low?
Talking Points Voters do not like Republican policies. They like Democrats even less.
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Does depopulation threaten humanity?
Talking Points Falling birth rates could create a 'smaller, sadder, poorer future'
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Is China's giant new hydropower dam a 'water bomb' aimed at India?
Today's Big Question River is a 'lifeline for millions' across Asia
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Is Trump actually going to prosecute Obama for 'treason'?
Today's Big Question Or is this just a distraction from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal?
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Are AI lovers replacing humans?
Talking Points A third of Gen Z singles use tech as a 'romantic companion'
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Are referees and 'physicality' hurting the WNBA?
Today's Big Question The league is growing, but Caitlin Clark's absence raises questions
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Trump's threats to fire Jerome Powell are unsettling the markets
Talking Points Expect a 'period of volatility' if he follows through
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Can the US economy survive Trump's copper tariffs?
Today's Big Question The price hike 'could upend' the costs of cars, houses and appliances
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Can Texas redistricting save the US House for the GOP?
Today's Big Question Trump pushes a 'ruthless' new plan, but it could backfire
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What is Linda Yaccarino's legacy? And what's next for X?
Today's Big Question An 'uncertain future' in the age of TikTok
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Are right-wing conspiracy theorists turning on Trump?
Today's Big Question The administration's Jeffrey Epstein announcement has sparked a MAGA backlash
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The Supreme Court and Congress have Planned Parenthood in their crosshairs
Talking Points Trump's budget bill and the court's ruling threaten abortion access
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Will Europe pivot to Asia on trade?
Today's Big Question It could be an attempt to sidestep the impact of Trump's tariffs
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