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Economy (page 2)

March 30, 2023 5:30 am

As the Debt Ceiling Crisis Looms, Republicans Resort to a Gimmick

The GOP’s spending prioritization bill won’t work, practically or politically.
James C. Capretta
March 27, 2023 5:30 am

A Constitutional Remedy for the Ills of Public-Sector Unions

Unions for police and teachers have long skirted accountability for their members—but the Supreme Court could change that.
Philip K. Howard
March 13, 2023 5:30 am

Five Things You Should Know About the Evolving Market for Electric Vehicles

Follow the money.
Daniel McGraw
February 23, 2023 5:30 am

California’s Billion-Dollar Weed Boondoggle

There’s a lot that’s unpleasant about living in California’s cannabis capital.
A.L. Bardach
February 13, 2023 5:30 am

The Eerie Familiarity of California’s Boom-Bust Cycle

Those trying to ride a corporate unicorn to a major IPO should consider the lessons of their nineteenth-century forebears.
Brent Orrell
January 25, 2023 5:50 am

We Gave States Too Much COVID Relief

How to avoid over-stimulating the economy in the next crisis.
Jeffrey Clemens and Stan Veuger
January 18, 2023 5:30 am

The Fed and the House Are Both Bringing on a Recession

As the Federal Reserve’s policy whiplashes too quickly, a debt limit fight injects unnecessary uncertainty into the economy.
Desmond Lachman
November 17, 2022 5:30 am

How Hispanic Americans Think About Work and Identity

And what it could mean for our politics.
Brent Orrell
November 4, 2022 5:30 am

Want to Reduce ‘Deaths of Despair’? Try Antitrust Enforcement.

Economic pressure resulting from monopolistic business practices is partly to blame for the American working class losing hope.
Anthony M. Barr
November 3, 2022 5:30 am

Republicans’ Irresponsibility in Playing Political Games with the Debt Ceiling

Real budgetary reforms are needed. A debt-limit fight is the wrong way to advance those reforms.
James C. Capretta