 AP macroeconomics provides a platform for students to investigate the world around them and impose some order on an otherwise disordered-looking landscape. In this course, we care about building the connectivity between colossal economic forces that too often evade systematic study. For example, what is the relationship between unemployment and inflation, or globalization in household income? How does a robust and growing national debt, like ours, impact economic growth? While cause and effect certainty may be the organizing motivation behind macroeconomic investigation, this course assumes a real-world orientation that puts causation to the test. We will intentionally ground our theoretical analysis in near-real-time economic conditions of both national and international scope. This course is taught with the belief that the study of economics offers valuable insights into acquiring the most critical resource of all, wisdom.