Wage growth is concentrated at the top, while median wages stagnate. That is the affordability crisis. America’s cost-of-living crisis is being misdiagnosed. Yes, housing is expensive.

In our new December issue, we decided to take stock of the long-term drivers of the affordability crisis. We didn’t want to just describe what is more expensive, but why things are more expensive, and ...

It seems obvious that products will get more expensive over time. But that wasn’t always the case before the mid-20th century. Why did a pair of jeans, a box of rice, cars, houses and other items that ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Daily life is expensive. It’s incredible how quickly anything – a bag of groceries, a few Christmas presents, breakfast at a pancake house – can add up to $100. Inflation makes me ...

Subscription services exist for nearly everything consumers buy. Many, like Netflix or Spotify, start out affordable, but the cost adds up over time. And while signing up is effortless, cancelling can ...