Economists, the Trump Tariffs, and Alternatives
One should not jump from the condemnation of Trump’s tariffs by economists (and others) to an acceptance of free trade as a key to economic progress.
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What Trump Can and Can’t Do to Immigrants
Still relevant from 2017: Understanding how the economic system Trump and his appointees will operate in constrains immigration policy.
Will the Harris Anti-Price Gouging Plan Gore the Market? Hardly!
Kamala Harris’s Anti-Price Gouging Plan
The Mainstream View vs. the Full Count
The monthly employment analysis from the National Jobs for All Network
A Carbon Tax Alone Will Not Solve Climate Change
It’s simplistic and insufficient, and it endangers net-zero emissions.
Interview: Just Follow the Money
To see whose interests the two parties represent, look at who their billionaire funders are. An interview with Chris Maisano.
As Boeing Cracks, Is It Capitalism or Kafka?
To understand the decline of product quality at the aerospace firm, listen to whistleblowers and watch management’s bizarre behavior.
Interview on the Economics of Hosting the World Cup
An interview with Saurav Sarkar, author of "Is the World Cup Worth It?" from the September/October 2024