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Bessent and the Bonds
Big talk, but he carries a very small stick
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Adding Injury to Insult, Canada Edition
This idiotic trade war will hurt more than people realize
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Where’s the Beef (Coming From)?
Meat and freedom!
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Neo-Nazis and the Impotence of Trumponomics
Crude economics doesn’t explain what just happened
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Weaponized Interdependence
Who has the power in a trading world?
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Day Off
Recharging for a bit
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Ingots We No Longer Trust
America’s word is as good as gold — that is, unreliable
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Imperialist Delusions and the Price of Fuel
Trump and Bessent tried to betray Ukraine. Now they don’t have any cards.
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The Hits Keep Coming
How much chaos can the economy take?
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The Plot to Steal Venezuela’s Oil
A scam that is both vile and deeply stupid
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From Kakistocracy to Cheatistocracy
Rewarding the most dishonest
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Oligarchy and the Great Evasion
The tax gap: What it is and why it matters
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Talking Interest Rates with Ricardo Caballero
Are U.S. bonds still the ultimate safe asset?
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Make Geography Great Again
What’s in a name?
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Biden Derangement Syndrome
Even the Trump sycophants realize that they’re in big trouble
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Der Untergang
How badly will Trump punish America?
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Losing the Iran War: The Economic Front
The D in Bessent’s “D-Day” stands for Dud
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The Moose That Roared
Why Trump will lose his war with Canada
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Debt and Tax Cuts
How did U.S. debt get so big? The answer may surprise you
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Jared Bernstein on Debt
How worried should we be?
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Defending the Bonds
I am reporting for duty
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Scott Bessent Fails to Gaslight the Market
What doth it profit a man if he sell his soul and can’t even manipulate the 30-year?
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The Case Against Bond Market Panic
Don’t let the Very Serious People undermine a progressive agenda — again
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What Are Bond Markets Telling Us?
Interest rates are up — but don’t panic
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A New Level of Trumpian Evil
North Korea is the worst government on Earth; Trump prefers it to the prosperous democracy next door
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The Misery Will Continue Until Morale Improves
Why Trump is eviscerating the military
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Demography, Deportations and the Trump Stall
Why the American jobs machine is sputtering
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Vanessa Williamson on Taxes and Democracy
What tax history teaches us about this dire moment
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The Case for a Medicare Buy-In Option
Mandates vs options: The good, the bad, and the feasible