Recent articles
August 8, 2026
Talking With G. Elliott Morris About the Midterms
Why he says this is a wave election.
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August 7, 2026
News of the Weak (Labor Market)
A note on this morning’s report
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August 7, 2026
Lying Liars Lie to Each Other Too
A bad-faith government is also an incompetent government
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August 6, 2026
The Good News Trump Won’t Mention
Crime is plunging, but he can’t handle that truth
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August 5, 2026
An Explosion of Misery
Making American hungry and uninsured again
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August 4, 2026
The Oligarchs are Doubling Down on Republicans
And Democrats should make the most of it
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August 3, 2026
How China Won the Iran War
Trump has shattered American power, and Beijing is picking up the pieces
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August 2, 2026
Geoeconomics, Part I: Ranking Economic Superpowers
We’re #1! Or maybe #2. Or maybe …
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August 1, 2026
Silent Saturday
A peaceful, queasy feeling
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July 31, 2026
The Bond Market Doesn’t Like Bullshit
Why Kevin Warsh just bombed
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July 30, 2026
Reality is a Communist Plot
Of MAGA and the totalitarian mindset
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July 29, 2026
When the Chips Are Down
This feels like the end of the beginning
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July 28, 2026
The Putinization of the American Military
When poseurs and yes-men run a war
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July 27, 2026
The Fire This Time
The willful ignorance, it burns
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July 26, 2026
Against Oligarchy, Part II: Wealth Taxes
Going where the money — and the power — is
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July 25, 2026
Talking Again With Gabriel Zucman
Oligarchy, wealth taxes, and more
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July 24, 2026
Quagmire of the Vanities
Why the world economy is still at risk from the Iran debacle
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July 23, 2026
Elon Musk, the New Hero of Populism
The useful narcissism of the new class of oligarchs
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July 22, 2026
Oligarchy and the Media
Can the takeover be stopped?
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July 21, 2026
Oy, Canada Tariffs
How to lose friends and influence nothing
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July 20, 2026
Trump’s War on the Future, Monetary Edition
Trying to punish Brazil for adopting a better payment system
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July 19, 2026
Against Oligarchy, Part I: Progressive Taxation
The history and theory of taxes on the elite
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July 18, 2026
Lina Khan on AI and More
Talking with one of our sharpest minds on market power
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July 17, 2026
Trump Can’t Get No Respect
His biggest lie wasn’t about elections
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July 16, 2026
Democracy in an Age of Powermaxxing
The billionaire backlash has finally arrived. But is it too late?
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July 15, 2026
The Forever War Gets Scary
But I'm not talking about bombs and drones
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July 14, 2026
Suddenly, Hormuz is Less Crucial Than It Was
Why? Because the real energy crunch is coming from the Russia/Ukraine war
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July 13, 2026
Oligarchy in Action: The Case of Corporate Tax Cuts
How big money trumps the people’s will — and how to reclaim democracy
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July 12, 2026
AI in an Age of Oligarchy
Why extreme inequality will magnify the social, political and economic downside of technology
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July 11, 2026
Dennis Kelleher of Better Markets
How "termites" are undermining financial stability
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