The cost of housing, addressing the First Amendment in online behavior, and where the war in Ukraine stands.
| The Russia-Ukraine war at 3 months “In the end, the desired outcome to this war would see the Ukrainians forcing a Russian withdrawal or, at a minimum, getting Moscow to agree to a negotiated settlement on terms acceptable to Kyiv. Ensuring that Russia’s aggression fails and that Ukraine achieves one of these outcomes should be primary goals for the West,” writes Steven Pifer. Read more |
| How does the Consumer Price Index account for the cost of housing? Housing represents about a third of the value of the market basket of goods and services that the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) uses to track inflation in the Consumer Price Index. David Wessel and Sophia Campbell explain how the BLS currently measures changes in the cost of housing for both renters and homeowners. Read more |
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