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Sifting Through the Wreckage of An Ill-Informed War
Now that the war with Iran is maybe(?) over, I dig into the lasting economic damage with Slate’s Mary Harris.
So far, oil prices have been where Americans have felt the costs of war most acutely. But while they will certainly decline with...
A Distraction From the Most Important Question of Our Lifetime
Earlier this week, I joined the to talk maybe-ceasefire, the costs of war, and why this entire mess has been a devastating distraction from the more important conversation we should be having.
The markets responded to news of an Iran war...
A New Fed's Big Debut
Today’s Fed decision was not a surprise: It held rates steady.
And yet, this meeting may have been the most consequential Fed meeting in years. You just have to be a bit of a Fed whisperer to see this.
Platypus Economics is a reader-suppo...
Better Lawyers, Worse Economics: Inside Trump's Latest Tariff Strategy
If you’ve found it hard to keep track of Trump’s trade war, that’s not on you. It’s on him. Trade policy has turned into one of those horror-movie zombies. You think it’s dead. It sits up. Comes back even uglier. And keeps on coming back....
Elections are cheap when you're a trillionaire
Watch the panelists face freeze as I do math, on live TV
I’ve been asked a lot this week about what economics has to say about trillionaires. I think the most coherent concern lies at the intersection of economics and politics...
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