And above all there’s inflation, which economists have gotten spectacularly wrong in its causes, cures and political consequences. Academics and commentators have become too focused on the inflation rate as an input into political prognostications.

There’s no other way to describe the General Election than to say Republicans enjoyed a stunning victory, winning the presidency, both houses of congress and a large number of state and local races. Democrats were stunned,

Members of the Journal’s editorial board cover key moments in the presidential election between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.