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‘Abundance’ Is a Winning Message. But Can Democrats Embrace It?
The politics of plenty is having a moment. I’m glad. But it will be a hard sell in today’s Democratic Party.
Ruy Teixeira
How Easy Money Bred Bad Ideas
Wokeness was born in a time when money was free. Its demise began when interest rates went up.
Russ Greene
Can Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson Save the Left From Itself?
The Democrats desperately need a new vision. Two prominent liberal journalists are offering one.
Bari Weiss
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Christopher Caldwell: Trump Has a Point on Trade. But He Is Losing the Argument.
There’s a legitimate case for tariffs. But the president needs to explain it to the public—in a way that makes great TV.
Christopher Caldwell
Niall Ferguson: A User’s Guide to Wrecking the Global Financial System
Ordinary Americans elected Trump because they expected him to make things better. Did they realize they were getting a reactionary economic project?
Niall Ferguson
Trump to Wall Street: Brace for Impact
President Trump has drawn the ire of Democrats, Ukrainians, and college presidents. Wall Street assumed the president would have their back. Not so…
Peter Coy
Michael Lind: Why Tariffs Are Good
The claim that tariffs are inherently misguided and inevitably harmful does not stand up to scrutiny.
Michael Lind
Erick Erickson: MAGA’s Tariff Talking Points Are Bound to Backfire
Republicans risk repeating Democrats’ mistake—forgetting it’s the economy, stupid.
Erick Erickson
Hi, My Name Is Allan, and I’m a Compulsive Gambler
By the time I was 13, all I wanted for my birthday was my own bookie.
Allan Loeb
Cliff Asness: The New ‘Crypto Fort Knox’ Is as Dumb as It Sounds
To create a sovereign wealth fund dedicated to something five times or more as volatile as straight-up stocks is an awful idea.
Cliff Asness
Larry Summers Thinks Trump’s Tariffs Are a Disaster
The former Treasury secretary says: ‘I have never seen as irrational a consequential policy put in place by an American administration.’
Oliver Wiseman
WATCH: The Future of Money with Brian Armstrong
Have you ever gone on the internet and stumbled onto this combo of words, or perhaps non-words?: Dogecoin. Shiba Inu. Hawkcoin. Bored Ape NFT.
Bari Weiss
1HR 9M
When Elon Musk Offers Government Buyouts
‘It’s insulting.’ Even federal workers who are taking the deal hate it.
Madeleine Rowley
So Much for That Tariff Shock
Lesson learned: Washington plays by different rules now.
Charles Lane
This Is What Fairer Trade with China Looks Like
Why should Gap and H&M pay higher tariffs than Temu and Shein?
Melissa Chen
‘I Don’t Think My Business Can Survive These Tariffs’
Small-business owners in Canada are girding themselves for the pain of Trump’s trade war. Rupa Subramanya reports.
Rupa Subramanya
Why Did Trump Just Start a Trade War with Our Neighbors?
The president imposes a 25 percent tariff on Mexico and Canada—for no good reason.
Charles Lane
Always Bet Against the Davos Man
This year, everyone here is bullish on MAGA. That’s your cue to take the other side of the trade.
Niall Ferguson
Is $TRUMP a Scam?
A guide for the crypto-curious.
Joe Nocera and Max Raskin
Why the Deep State Loves Tariffs
They enable bureaucrats and lobbyists to manipulate the system to their own benefit. For the rest of us, all they do is bring higher costs.
Judge Glock
Outlawing Price Gouging Will Only Hurt Angelenos
Is there anything worse than fattening your profit margin during a tragedy? Yes. Forcing prices low does far more harm than good.
Russ Roberts
Why I Left Norway
I wanted to build an internet business in my own country. This tax made it impossible.
Fredrik Haga
Is Election Betting Bad for Democracy?
To the contrary.
Charles Fain Lehman
Fight Club! Is Lina Khan a Heroine or a Bully?
Matt Stoller says the Federal Trade Commission chair is saving us from the predations of Big Tech. Judge Glock says the agency has become ‘ridiculous…
Matt Stoller and Judge Glock
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