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The Dubious ‘Golden Age’ Narrative Is Fueling The Rise Of The DSA

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12.08.2026

Last Sunday, because the Internet never rests? I received an op-ed from Larry Kudlow in my inbox.

For those of you who don’t know…

“Lawrence Alan Kudlow is an American conservative broadcast news analyst, economist, columnist, journalist, political commentator, and radio personality. He is a financial news commentator for Fox Business and served as the director of the National Economic Council during the Trump administration from 2018 to 2021,” according to Wikipedia.

I’ve met Larry. He is a very nice guy.

That said, Kudlow is a standard-issue Washington, DC center-right economy guy. He is exactly the type of Republican economist that is killing the Republican Party.

Kudlow’s economic messaging is the Republicans’ economic messaging. And it is more tone deaf than a year’s worth of nationwide karaoke contests.

Here’s Kudlow’s Sunday headline and sub-head…

“Prosperity Is Not Enough”

“The economy is booming, but voters remain unconvinced. With the Democratic left gaining ground, Republicans risk squandering an advantage they should own.” You need not read another word to get the entire gist of how wrong Kudlow is.

“Prosperity is not enough”

What prosperity? The US is almost $40 trillion in debt. $4 trillion of that has been spent since President Trump was last sworn in.

I don’t care what else you think is going on. A country running up that much debt is........

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