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Lisa Cook and the fight for the Fed
The Federal Reserve has been under intense pressure from President Donald Trump as he pushes for more control over the historically independent agency. The Fed is tasked with keeping inflation and un…
Published on 7 hours ago
Summer School 8: Graduation LIVE!
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Today on our final episode of Summer School 2025, we will test your knowledge. We will salute the unsung heroes of government service. And we will…
Published on 2 days, 23 hours ago
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In the past couple years, demand has gone wild for drugs like Ozempic – and its cousins, Zepbound, Wegovy, and Mounjaro. For people who had never been able to lose weight before, suddenly the numbers…
Published on 1 week ago
Summer School 7: Trade blocks and blockages
Tariffs are the favorite tool of our current president, but there are lots of other ways that governments insert themselves into the free exchange of goods and services. Some of these trade barriers …
Published on 1 week, 2 days ago
When our inflation infeelings don’t match the CPI
For most Americans, we just lived through the highest period of inflation in our lives. And we are reminded of this every time we go grocery shopping. All over TikTok, tons of people have posted vide…
Published on 2 weeks ago
Summer School 6: When the markets need a designer
In economics, a market is a place (even virtual) where buyers and sellers meet to exchange goods or services. Economists love markets. It's like all of our supply and demand graphs have come to life.…
Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago
What happens when governments cook the books
After President Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, economists and statisticians across the board were horrified. Because the firing raises the spectre of potential manipulation –…
Published on 3 weeks ago
Summer School 5: The many ways governments influence industry
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Traditional economics says the market is guided by the forces of supply and demand. Customers decide what they want to buy, and private enterprise re…
Published on 3 weeks, 2 days ago
Would you trust an economist with your economy?
Trust in experts is down. In all kinds of institutions and professions - in government, in media, in medical science... and lately, economists are feeling the burn acutely. In fact, President Trump j…
Published on 4 weeks ago
Summer School 4: Who are all these regulations protecting?
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There are occasional incentives in business that make it very profitable to do bad things; maybe cheat at the game and steal other people's ideas, or…
Published on 4 weeks, 2 days ago