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Wage Stagnation and Populism: A Comment on David Brooks and Noah Smith

May 27, 2025

Times have changed. Now we have David Brooks, of The New York Times, and economics blogger Noah Smith defending neoliberal globalization from the pincer movement of anti-trade populists from both the right and the left.

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Trade in the Time of Trump

Apr 8, 2025

Trump ran in both 2016 and 2024 on a promise to reverse the deindustrialization caused by globalization and free trade, using tariffs as his main tool. But the critical question now is: Can it work?

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Explosive New Book Argues Facebook Is a Global Engine of Harm and Corruption. Is Reform Possible?

Mar 24, 2025

Sara Wynn-Williams, defying Facebook’s attempts to silence her, reveals the company’s toxic culture and global damage, exposing unethical practices and a profit-at-any-cost approach. The key question she leaves us with: How can this be changed?