The sting of the Great Depression in Minnesota began before the dust storms and clouds of grasshoppers arrived throughout the Midwest. Spurred by World War I demand that brought great affluence, ...

See the staple foods and inventive meals that sustained families during the Great Depression, from homemade breads to ...

In the early days of the Great Depression, Rep. Willis Hawley, a Republican from Oregon, and Utah Republican Sen. Reed Smoot thought they had landed on a way to protect American farmers and ...

Last year’s economics Nobelist, Claudia Goldin, wrote an influential article in 1998 on the rise of high school in the United States. In 1900, about 10 percent of Americans of proper age attended high ...

Flour and feed were once sold in heavy wooden barrels. By the early 20th century, mills swapped barrels for cotton sacks ...

Great question. Unfortunately, there isn’t a standard answer, although there is a well-known joke economists like to tell regarding the difference between the two. But, let’s come back to that later.

President Trump's new tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China have unsettled both domestic and international markets, concerning investors and manufacturers. This emerging global trade war has raised ...

Image: Representative Willis Hawley and Senator Reed Smoot. Library of Congress. We all wonder if Trump’s trade actions are as random as they appear or if there is a broader strategy. Some of my ...