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We Spend So Much Time Talking About Gas Prices
This week I joined Susan Demas and Sam Osterhout on Lincoln Square. I also joined Maddie Hale on The Trump Report. These are different shows, with different audiences, but the problem was the same: how to talk about this crazy week.
On Lin...
Crony Capitalists Don't Want Reporters Around
Earlier this week, the White House deactivated the badges of CNN, MS NOW, and Politico as part of its ongoing war on the free press. So I took you through the economics research on why a free press matters.
You can catch up on that here:...
Why Is the President Pointing Sanctions at America?
The United States is trying to stop Iran from exporting energy. We’ve slapped sanctions on them. Our warships are enforcing a blockade. And we’ve told the rest of the world, in no uncertain terms: don’t buy energy from Iran. Or else!
We’re...
How Much Would You Pay to Prevent the AI Apocalypse?
Let’s talk about AI safety, and my goal today is to make the case that economics has a lot to say.
Here’s the current state of the debate.
There’s the optimistic side. Over there are folks building the most powerful AI systems on the plan...
What Economists Know About Kicking Out Reporters
On September 18, President Trump kicked CNN, MS NOW, and Politico out of the White House. He repeated the claim he’s made many times: that their reporting is fake news. The next day, their reporters’ badges were deactivated.
This is clearl...
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