Economists like Larry Summers predicted that bringing inflation down would require a large increase in unemployment. It didn’t.
Ryan Cooper
Ryan Cooper is a senior editor at The American Prospect, and author of How Are You Going to Pay for That?: Smart Answers to the Dumbest Question in Politics. He was previously a national correspondent for The Week. His work has also appeared in The Nation, The New Republic, and Current Affairs.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Trump’s Lawyers Invite Biden to Assassinate Him
And it’ll be fine, so long as Biden doesn’t get impeached, they implied.
Posted inEducation in America
CFPB Report Finds Long-Predicted Student Loan Servicer Problems
Everyone thought these companies couldn’t handle the end of the repayment pause. Everyone was right.
Posted inPolitics
Trump’s Liberal Appeasers
A would-be dictator does not need help from the opposition making his legal arguments.
Posted inTransportation
The Electric-Vehicle Transition Is Quietly Surging Ahead
Nearly 10 percent of cars sold in 2023 were EVs.
Posted inPolitics
From Finland to Mississippi and Back Again
Our managing editor handpicks his Best of 2023.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The American Judiciary Is Failing Its Trump Test
A would-be dictator does not deserve anxious consideration of his rights.
Posted inEconomic Policy
A Moral Theory for Why People Don’t Like Bidenomics
Evidence suggests that people simply hate inflation as such. Luckily, it is coming down fast.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Republicans Want to Ban All Abortions, Even if It Kills Mothers
The anti-choice mask comes off in Texas.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Israel’s Strategic Calamity
Its brutal war on Gaza is turning it into a pariah state and risking regional war.
