Latest articles by Joel Mathis, The Week US
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Is the US in recession?
Today's Big Question ‘Unofficial signals’ are flashing red
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Could US Tomahawk missiles help Ukraine end the war?
Today's Big Question Or is Trump bluffing?
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Can Trump bully Netanyahu into Gaza peace?
Today's Big Question The Israeli leader was ‘strong-armed’ into new peace deal
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Why are American conservatives clashing with Pope Leo?
Talking Points Comments on immigration and abortion draw backlash
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Is the first AI ‘actor’ the beginning of Hollywood’s existential crisis?
Today's Big Question 'Tilly Norwood' sparks a backlash
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Who benefits from Trump’s new $100,000 H-1B visa fee?
In the Spotlight American workers might see gains. But there are drawbacks.
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Will billionaires kill France’s proposed wealth tax?
Today's Big Question In Paris, a preview of the debate over Zohran Mamdani’s NYC proposal
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The potential warning sign of an auto lender’s bankruptcy
In the Spotlight Tricolor collapse an ‘extreme example’ of economy’s challenges
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Why is Trump backtracking on the Hyundai immigration raid?
Today’s Big Question Backlash threatens investment in US manufacturing
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Trump's drug war is now a real shooting war
Talking Points The Venezuela boat strike was 'not a mere law enforcement action'
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Can US tourism survive Trump's policies?
Today's Big Question The tourist economy is 'heading in the wrong direction'
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Will online age checks doom internet freedom?
Today's Big Question Or do they protect children from harm?
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Did Trump just push India into China's arms?
Today's Big Question Tariffs disrupt American efforts to align with India
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Why are global postal services cutting off package delivery to the US?
Today's Big Question 'Uncertainty' around new tariff rules halts small-dollar imports
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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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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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