What to know about the US economy as midterm elections near

As the US midterm elections approach early next month, the economy has emerged as a primary concern for voters. Simultaneously, Charles Murray, a scholar from the American Enterprise Institute, delivered a speech at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington. During this event for Encounter Books, Murray made the striking assertion that social science has become redundant, a notable claim given his own standing as one of the finest social scientists of the current era.