As protests spread to campuses across the United States, Harvard President Emeritus Lawrence H. Summers weighs in on how college and university leaders should respond.

Tonight. Live at 8:05pm ET. Talking with Anderson Cooper 360° CNN about protests on college campuses.

Academic Munich (a phrase coined by great Harvard Dean Henry Rosovsky) fits this moment. I am beyond appalled that Harvard leadership was unable to prevent a Palestinian flag from being…

Harvard capitulation to those advocating actions that are antisemitic in effect if not intent continues.

President Garber is obviously right about a high bar to police action. I would say a very high bar is appropriate. In my view protests so far fall short of warranting any…

I think it is a profound failure that Harvard Yard continues to be occupied in clear violation of university policies and rules.

This is the predictable culmination of the Harvard Corporation’s failure to effectively address issues of prejudice and breakdowns of order on our…

New Episode with Lawrence H. Summers out today!
Jim sits down with the renowned economist to talk recent US financial history and the current state of the global economy. As always, let us know what you think!

My wife Elisa New’s documentary series Poetry In America is premiering new episodes on #PBS . Watch David Axelrod, @kristolconvos, and Andrea Mitchell explore 1960s D.C. through Robert Lowell's poem “July in Washington.” bit.ly/3xOQuJP

In The World Is Still on Fire - Lawrence H. Summers & N.K. Singh on behalf of IEG offer a devastating review of the failure of dev finance in 2023.
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Chartbook Newsltter 277 reviews this remarkable prise de conscience
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For the last several years, world leaders have made and broken big promises to mitigate the climate crisis and help the poorest countries. Is it any wonder that popular distrust and disillusionment are on the rise? write Lawrence H. Summers and N. K. Singh. bit.ly/4cQSHVb

.Lawrence H. Summers tells Catherine Rampell, “We need to be raising taxes, not just to cover for any new tax cuts, but also to hold off the huge accumulation of debt that we are suffering.'

.Lawrence H. Summers offers his praise for the Budget Lab at Yale, “It's both going to inform current debates and it's going to establish procedures and practices that will ultimately come to be incorporated in the standard work of government.'

.Lawrence H. Summers and Natasha Sarin join Washington Post Live to offer their insights on the current state of the U.S. economy, America’s tax policies and the future of the national debt. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Live at 12:00 p.m. ET: Former treasury secretary Lawrence H. Summers & Yale Law School professor Natasha Sarin share their insights about America’s tax policies, the future of the national debt & the current state of the U.S. economy.

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Today. Live at noon. Talking with Natasha Sarin The Budget Lab and Catherine Rampell about the US economy, tax policy and our national debt. Sign up ⁦Washington Post Live⁩ to join us. washingtonpost.com/washington-pos…

.Lawrence H. Summers and N. K. Singh think policymakers convening at the World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings need to focus on four objectives to shore up the credibility of the international system. bit.ly/4cQSHVb

Finance ministers, central bankers, and economic leaders are gathering in Washington this week for the Spring Meetings of the World Bank and IMF, to discuss the global economy and lay out plans to strengthen it. These efforts will fail if rhetoric falls as flat as it did…

Looking forward to this discussion on Tuesday at noon with Natasha Sarin The Budget Lab and Catherine Rampell. Sign up to join us.

The ADL launched its first Campus Antisemitism Report Card.
 
I am sorry but not shocked to see Harvard get a failing grade. It tracks with application rates and alumni contributions so the conclusion feels right. 
 
Harvard is, I am sure, disproportionately in view when it has a…

There has been an intellectual revolution around recognizing feedback effects of tax policies, and we need the same for expenditure policies.

Thrilled to see @the_budget_lab Natasha Sarin Danny Yagan Martha Gimbel launch to do this important work.

I think monetary restraint does influence the economy, which feeds through into the inflation process. But gosh, we ought to be doing everything we can on the supply side. Any time anybody sees a bottleneck, we ought to be going after it.

In an economy that's growing faster than potential, with an unemployment rate that has a three handle in the presence of massive and growing budget deficits and especially easy financial conditions, the idea that inflation would remain robust or even accelerate should not be a…