If this winter has you feeling miserable, your feelings are not only valid, they are backed by science. The Accumulated Winter Season Severity Index (AWSSI), also known as the “misery index,” is ...

Our economy has rarely been able to simultaneously attain a low unemployment rate and price stability. Back in 1976, Jimmy Carter, the Democratic presidential candidate, made this a very potent ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Minnesota winters are known for their harsh subzero temperatures, mounting snowfalls and blistering winds. But it's safe to say in the Twin Cities the winter of 2022-2023 has been ...

The mood across the country is palpable. While it’s a totally unfamiliar feeling to some, it’s a feeling that many older Americans never wanted to have again. It’s dreary and uncertain, like a system ...

The index has been modified several times, first by Robert Barro of Harvard, and then by me. My modified misery index is the sum of the unemployment, inflation, and bank-lending rates, minus the ...