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Economists go on endless diatribes against tariffs and quotas as costly policies that raise prices to consumers and slow economic growth. There…
Dean Baker
Dean Baker is co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, DC.
Dean previously worked as a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute and an assistant professor at Bucknell University. He has also worked as a consultant for the World Bank, the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress, and the OECD's Trade Union Advisory Council.
Mark Twain famously quipped that everyone always talks about the weather, but no one ever does anything about it. (This was before…
We constantly see reports in the media that people are unhappy about the economy and they blame President Biden. I, along with…
The discussion of AI continues to be almost otherworldly. We often see a contrast between the idea that AI will “assist” workers in doing…
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The Washington Post has used both its opinion and news sections to push for cuts to Social Security and Medicare for many…
I’m on the road (literally, driving from southern Utah to western Oregon) but I thought I should quickly weigh in on the…
Guess so since it gave Brian Riedl, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, plenty of space to say things that are extremely deceptive,…
I was happy to see this segment of Ezra Klein’s show (hosted by Rogé Karma) which featured an interview with Columbia University…