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Trump Can’t Beat Obama on the Economy

It’s time for a reality check on Trump’s claims about jobs, wages and economic growth. Originally published in the New York Times Recession fears may be seeping into the national conversation, but President Trump continues to boast about how great the American economy is — “the best in the world, by far,” Mr. Trump tweeted a few […]

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How World Leaders Ruined the Global Economy

They took the best growth picture in a decade and put us in danger of recession. Originally published in the New York Times Why are so many key global leaders pursuing so many stupid economic policies? As recently as January 2018, the International Monetary Fund issued one of its most upbeat economic forecasts in recent years, extolling […]

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The Dangerous Folly of Lafferism

Bestowing the Presidential Medal of Freedom on a discredited economist was another gross Trump injustice. Originally published in the New York Times Having diminished so many other great American traditions, President Trump has now moved on to debasing the Presidential Medal of Freedom by awarding it to the most destructive force in economic policy since […]

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