Publications

Market losses driven by economic uncertainty and policy choices are cutting into billionaire wealth, effectively acting as a de facto wealth tax while exposing contradictions in attitudes toward inequality.

Rising import prices, higher wholesale inflation, and policy-driven cost increases point to mounting inflation pressures that contradict earlier promises to bring prices down.

The economy’s shifting story from fears of too few workers to claims of too many older employees crowding out young graduates reveals a fundamental inconsistency in how demographic trends are interpreted.

The Trump administration reportedly wants $200 billion for its war on Iran. Over the past year, they have cut spending — mostly on health care and food assistance — equal to that amount.

What does a new leader at the Department of Homeland Security mean for the future of FEMA?

The rapid price decline of Ozempic in global generic markets shows that patent protections not manufacturing costs are the main reason prescription drugs remain expensive in the United States.

Two-hundred-twenty economists and law scholars, including Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz and Thomas Piketty, sent an open letter to Colombian President Gustavo Petro supporting his efforts to withdraw Colombia from Investor-State Dispute Settlement.

The war with Iran is portrayed as an economic shock to US allies—raising energy costs, straining economies, and offering little clear benefit—undermining claims that other countries should be thankful for the conflict.

Trump’s proposed $200 billion for war in Iran represents a significant share of the federal budget, far exceeding commonly debated spending items and highlighting how misleading raw dollar figures can be without context.

While short-term economic data may appear similar, key differences in inflation, labor market strength, affordability pressures, and long-term policy choices suggest the Trump and Biden economies are meaningfully different.