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Project Syndicate Pieces 

  1. Through the Political Looking Glass”, August 22, 2024
  2. Policy Lessons From Recent Economic Crises”, July 1, 2024
  3. Why Voters Are Unhappy About the Biden Economy”, May 2, 2024
  4. “The Anatomy of the Biden-Trump Rematch”, March 21, 2024
  5. The Most Important Developments of 2023”, December 21, 2023
  6. Advanced Economics Must Face Fiscal Reality”, October 18, 2023
  7. Restless America”, September 11, 2023
  8. America’s Economy on the Edge”, June 29, 2023
  9. A World of Unwelcome Replays”, April 28, 2023
  10. Biden’s Growing Credibility Gap”, February 28, 2023
  11. New Year, New Congress, New Economic Risks”, December 16, 2022
  12. The White House’s Adventures in Wonderland”, November 2, 2022
  13. False Advertising for the Inflation Reduction Act”, August 25, 2022
  14. It’s the Inflation, Stupid, June 22, 2022
  15. The Failed Bet on Russian and Chinese Reform”, April 27, 2022
  16. Biden’s Misery Index”, February 17, 2022
  17. Taxing Economic Credibility”, December 23, 2021
  18. The True Costs of Government Spending”, October 26, 2021
  19. Biden’s Cruel Summer”, August 25, 2021
  20. Beware America’s Soaring Public Debt”, June 23, 2021
  21. There Will Be Boondoggles, April 27, 2021
  22. The Economic Wisdom of George Schultz, February 16, 2021
  23. What the Biden Presidency Means for U.S. Academic  Policy”, December 18, 2020 
  24. Inequality and Its Discontents, October 21, 2020
  25. How does the COVID Recession Compare?”, August 24, 2020
  26. America’s Uncertain Recovery”, June 25, 2020

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  1. Economic Growth is the Answer”, December 12, 2019
  2. Electing America’s Economic Future”, October 23, 2019
  3. Will the Civil Majority Please Stand Up?”, August 27, 2019
  4. Is Economic Development the Key to Mideast Peace?”, June 26, 2019
  5. How to Regulate Big Tech, April 25, 2019
  6. The Race to Challenge Trump, February 25, 2019
  7. Politics, Economics, and Carbon in 2019, December 27, 2018
  8. Who Deserves Credit for the Strong US Economy?”, October 25, 2018
  9. The US Economy and the Midterm Election”, August 21, 2018
  10. Italy’s Quadruple Threat to Europe”, June 19, 2018 
  11. The Future of Tech Policy”, April 25, 2018
  12. California’s War with Trump, February 21, 2018
  13. The World Economy in 2018”, December 21, 2017
  14. Another Look at Tax Reform and Economic Growth”, December 19, 2017
  15. Centrifugal and Centripetal Forces on Economic Areas”, October 30, 2017
  16. Can Trump Turn His Presidency Around?”, August 25, 2017
  17. Is a Trump Doctrine Taking Shape?, June 14, 2017
  18. The Coming Technology Policy Debate”, April 24, 2017
  19. A Step Back from Trump’s Start, March 1, 2017
  20. The lesson of America’s Election”, December 13, 2016
  21. Out of Ammunition to Combat Recession?”, October 21, 2016
  22. Clintonomics vs. Trumponomics”, September 2, 2016
  23. The Problem with Politicians as Historians”, June 20, 2016
  24. Should Britain Leave the EU?”,, April 21, 2016 
  25. The US Election and the Global Economy”, February 25, 2016
  26. New Year’s Resolutions for the Global Economy”, December 28, 2015
  27. The Case for the TPP”, October 29, 2015
  28. What Should China Do?”, August, 26, 2015
  29. The Bloom Is off the BRICS”, June 17, 2015
  30. Are the Good Times Over?”, April 27, 2015
  31. A Five-Step Plan for European Prosperity”, February 25, 2015
  32. The Next Trade Breakthroughs”, November 18, 2014
  33. Policy 'Crimes'”, September 24, 2014
  34. Europe’s Options”, July 22, 2014
  35. An Economist for the Ages”, May 19, 2014
  36. Coming Together and Falling Apart”, March 13, 2014
  37. A Dutch Cure for the Dutch disease”, January 16, 2014
  38. Chile versus Argentina”, November 21, 2013
  39. The Global Stake in China’s Anti-Corruption Reform”, September 10, 2013
  40. Transatlantic Trade Goes Global”, July 16, 2013
  41. The Debt-Growth Controversy”, May 22, 2013
  42. Why Consolidate?”, March 26, 2013
  43. Taming Leviathan”, January 27, 2013 
  44. A New Agenda for China’s New Leaders?”, November 20, 2012
  45. America’s Election and the Global Economy”, September 24, 2012
  46. California Bad Dreaming”, July 25, 2012
  47. Threading the Fiscal Needle, May 24, 2012
  48. Whither Europe”, March 26, 2012
  49. A Referendum on Obama”, February 1, 2012
  50. Europe’s Last Best Chance”, November 25, 2011
  51. Europe’s Triple Threat”, September 22, 2011
  52. The Euro-American Debt Dilemma”, July 29, 2011 
  53. Voters vs. the Welfare State”, May 24, 2011 
  54. The California Syndrome”, March 23, 1011
  55. A Tale of Two Currency Areas”, January 24, 2011
  56. The Economic Consequences of America’s Elections”, November 16, 2010
  57. Obama’s Difficult Fiscal Summer”, September 22, 2010 
  58. The Recession Dating Game”, July 26, 2010
  59. Time to Constrain Government”, May 25, 2010
  60. New Tremors in Global Finance and Trade”, March 23, 2010
  61. The Fiscal Crisis Down Below”, January 22, 2010
  62. Industrial Policy Returns from the Grave”, November 24, 2009
  63. The Government Debt Bomb”, September 23, 2009
  64. Of Banks and Bailouts”, July 23, 2009
  65. Grading Obamanomics”, May 25, 2009
  66. Global Disaster Recovery”, March 23, 2009
  67. The Euro at Ten”, January 23, 2009