Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley and Politically Obtuse Plutocrats
The big money still doesn’t understand today’s G.O.P.
Economists' blogs
Yes, Nikki Haley, the Civil War Was About Slavery
Yes, it was about slavery — and slavery was driven by greed.
Will the Economy Help or Hurt Biden ’24? Krugman and Coy Dig Into Data.
By many measures, the economy is in good shape heading into the presidential election. Is President Biden just a bad salesman?
Is the American Economy on the Mend?
And will voters accept the good news?
Can We Still Find Common Ground? Many Americans today worry that...
Can We Still Find Common Ground? Many Americans today worry that our nation is losing its national identity. Some claim loudly that the core of that identity requires better policing of our borders and preventing other races or religions or ethnicities from supplanting white Christian America.But that is not what defines our national identity.
A Christmas Gift From the Bond Market
Bond prices are up. Nobody knows why, but it’s good news.
Why Some Economists Won’t Admit They Were Wrong
This isn’t the recession they were looking for.
How Lags in Statistics Skew the Inflation Picture
The number you want depends on the question you’re asking.
The Biggest Threat to America’s Universities
We pay too much attention to institutions that educate so few Americans.
How Amazon Is Ripping You OffShopping on Amazon? Stop! Watch...
How Amazon Is Ripping You OffShopping on Amazon? Stop! Watch this first.Amazon is the world’s biggest online retailer. This one single juggernaut of a company is responsible for nearly 40% of all online sales in America. In an FTC lawsuit, they’re accused of using their mammoth size, and consumers’ dependence on them, to artificially jack up prices as high as possible, while prohibiting sellers on Amazon from charging lower prices anywhere else.
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