Fortune

Steve H. Hanke

Steve H. Hanke is a professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University. He served on President Ronald Reagan’s Council of Economic Advisers. Known as “the Money Doctor,” he’s advised presidents and prime ministers for over 40 years.

Commentary Social Security and Medicare are heading toward insolvency. Congress has 6 years to act

By Steve H. Hanke and David M. WalkerJune 11, 2026

Commentary The deficit just grew by $955 billion in 7 months. It’s time for a constitutional fix to control the budget

By Steve H. Hanke and David M. WalkerMay 14, 2026

Commentary Trump thinks he’s flying to Beijing with leverage. China spent 6 years making sure he doesn’t have any

By Steve H. HankeMay 10, 2026

Politics China has a welcome mat for Trump: it just rewrote the rules on U.S. sanctions

By Steve H. Hanke and Jeffrey WengMay 4, 2026

Commentary America shot its arsenal empty in 2 wars. Now it needs Beijing’s permission to reload

By Steve H. Hanke and Jeffrey WengApril 30, 2026

Commentary America’s national debt is heading to 175% of GDP. Here’s why no president—including Trump—has the will to stop it

By Steve H. Hanke and David M. WalkerApril 22, 2026

Commentary The world’s most — and least — miserable economies in 2025, ranked

By Steve H. HankeApril 16, 2026

Commentary Congress is violating the Constitution—and a $39 trillion debt is the proof

By Steve H. Hanke and David M. WalkerMarch 31, 2026

Commentary The Treasury just declared the U.S. insolvent. The media missed it

By Steve H. Hanke and David M. WalkerMarch 23, 2026

Commentary The U.S. just hit $39 trillion in debt. Here’s the constitutional fix that Congress won’t touch

By Steve H. Hanke and David M. WalkerMarch 20, 2026

Commentary Something will cause inflation to go up this year, but it’s not oil

By Steve H. Hanke and John GreenwoodMarch 9, 2026

Commentary Trump is set to throw another tariff tantrum at the state of the union. Economists know better

By Steve H. HankeFebruary 24, 2026

Commentary Trump’s tariffs: a lesson in economic and legal ignorance

By Steve H. HankeFebruary 23, 2026

Commentary Argentina passes the begging bowl, again

By Steve H. HankeOctober 13, 2025

Finance It’s time to unmask the Trump tariffs for what they really are: A giant national sales tax that will hobble U.S. economic growth

By Steve H. Hanke and Shawn TullyAugust 26, 2025