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I have an op-ed in today’s New York Times on the cost of the war in Iran. While the Pentagon claims the conflict has cost taxpayers $25 billion, I reckon that it’s much much much more than that. Much more.
Not only has the Administration g...
I’ve come to believe that one of the most important things I can do with my life is explain economics – clearly and honestly – to those who don’t have much of a background in it. Not talk at them. Not perform cleverness for my academic peer...
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I’ve spent decades teaching at the university level and I’ve loved every moment of it. But I also understand that most people never get access the ideas we discus...
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