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November 08, 2024
Hackwatch 2024 ElectionAnti-MonopolyCorporate CrackdownCryptocurrencyEconomic MediaEconomic PolicyRevolving DoorTech
Hot (Takes) To Go
Some Notes on Centrists Blaming Everyone but Themselves
November 05, 2024 | The Sling
The Federal Reserve Isn’t Responsible for the Soft Landing—Though to Understand Why, We Need More Than Econ 101
Particularly given the stink that neoclassical economists made about evidence for sellers’ inflation, they should be held to a similar standard for their crediting of the Fed for lower inflation and implicitly putting the blame on consumers and workers. The data just don’t fit their model.
October 25, 2024
Media Executives Are Not Okay
They’ve descended into business model myopia and lost direction as the actual news becomes more and more of an afterthought.
October 15, 2024
The Worst Milton Since Friedman
Climate disasters, what to do about them, and why the Fed needs to step up
October 10, 2024 | The Hill
Harris should promise to elevate FEMA head to Cabinet
The FEMA director has been elevated to a cabinet-level post once before: under President Clinton in 1996. Even that relatively small step could make a huge difference.
October 07, 2024
Henry Burke Dylan Gyauch-Lewis
Hackwatch Anti-MonopolyCongressional OversightEconomic MediaIndependent AgenciesJason FurmanMedia Accountability
Jason Furman Isn’t Really Sure How Government Works
In classic economist fashion, Jason Furman’s lack of understanding hasn’t stopped him from complaining about Lina Khan… doing her job.
September 27, 2024
Dylan Gyauch-Lewis Henry Burke
Hackwatch Anti-MonopolyCatherine RampellCryptocurrencyEconomic MediaEconomic PolicyGovernment CapacityHousingMatt YglesiasTaxes
Two Cheers for Antitrust
Reid Hoffman hates Lina Khan, but the polling firm he funds keeps demonstrating the popularity of her crackdown on corporate monopoly power.
September 27, 2024
An Odd Omission
September 25, 2024
Declines In Government Capacity Are The Result Of A War On Government Effectiveness
Matt Yglesias Blames Progressives For Declines In Government Effectiveness. We Blame The Conservatives Who Have Spent Decades Undermining Effective Governance
September 23, 2024
Henry Burke Dylan Gyauch-Lewis
Hackwatch Catherine RampellClimate and EnvironmentEconomic MediaHack WatchJamie DimonLaborLarry SummersMatt Yglesias
Hacking Away
You’d be forgiven for missing some terrible neoliberal commentary with all that going on. That’s why we’ve been monitoring the ponderous pundits, neoliberal know-nothings, and kooks of the commentariat for you! Here’s what you might’ve missed last week from our Hack friends
September 20, 2024
Last Days of Summer(s)
Shockingly, the guy who spent years going on BloombergTV and being wrong about inflation went on BloombergTV, was wrong about inflation.
September 03, 2024
Matt Yglesias’ Understanding of Inflation is Still Fake
The idea of relying on the basic supply and demand model from intro macro runs into a wall anytime you have a market of price setters rather than price takers.
