Shorter Powell: We’ve defeated inflation, time to worry about jobs. Not surprisingly, I agree. federalreserve.gov/newsevents/spe…

More on Powell: I can’t see any significant difference between his analysis and what I wrote Tuesday nytimes.com/2024/08/20/opi…

Aha. I see that the (brain) worm has turned. It has been 13 months since I wrote about the political idiocy of tech bros endorsing RFK nytimes.com/2023/07/06/opi…

Powell’s speech attributing inflation largely to transitory pandemic effects was apolitical, but it implicitly absolved Biden’s policies. So sure enough, tech bros who showed their political acumen by boosting RFK Jr. are declaring that government spending causes inflation

Surprised that these survey results from YouGov aren’t getting more attention

It’s not just the tariffs; it’s what Trump would do in a failed attempt to make them work nytimes.com/2024/08/27/opi…

Inflation has been falling gradually. But political views about which party can best deal with inflation have been changing fast — in Democrats’ favor nytimes.com/2024/08/26/opi…

My colleague Ryan Herzog, co-author of the 7th edition of Principles of Economics, is hosting a free webinar on Oct 16th. He’ll cover course management, inclusive materials, and tips to boost your teaching skills. Don’t miss it! Sign up here: go.macmillanlearning.com/register-20241…

Why Thuringia is like West Virginia nytimes.com/2024/09/03/opi…

Yes, but only a poultry sum

The federal government is an insurance company with an army. You can’t make major spending cuts without slashing Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid and/or weakening national defense

In his economic speech yesterday, Trump gave voodoo a bad name, promising that America, which produces 20 percent of world oil, can cut energy prices in half (within a year!) cnn.com/politics/live-…

My take on this morning’s employment report nytimes.com/live/2024/09/0…