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Binyamin Appelbaum

Binyamin Appelbaum

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What Replaces Deported Immigrant Workers? Not Americans.

There is a hole in the argument that American workers will replace immigrants. For many jobs, the cheaper and more likely replacement is a robot.

10.02.2026 150

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Meet the Federal Debt, the Fed’s Actual New Boss (Sorry, Kevin Warsh)

The new boss of the Fed won’t be Trump’s nominee. It’ll be the federal debt.

30.01.2026 5

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The Landlords Are Not the Problem

Trump’s plan to block institutional investment won’t work. The way to make houses more affordable is to build more.

09.01.2026 30

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Britain’s Struggles Are America’s Future

The latest and best evidence of the damage is a warning about Trump-era tariff policies.

09.12.2025 70

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Goodbye, Price Tags. Hello, Dynamic Pricing.

Shopping has always been a game. And now it’s being rigged against you.

28.11.2025 80

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Josh Shapiro Knows What the Democrats Need

The Democratic Party will not return to the White House, nor reclaim Congress, until it learns to embrace centrist politicians like Pennsylvania’s...

09.11.2025 10

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Thanks a Lot, Boomers

The postwar generation had a good run. Now we’re all paying for it.

17.10.2025 10

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Why Is Your Flight Always Delayed? Blame Government Shutdowns

The end of a government shutdown doesn’t mean that everything springs back to normal. Some of the damage endures.

29.09.2025 6

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The Government Just Walloped Google. That’s Good Business.

Curbing Google is an overdue return to the government’s longtime role in encouraging competition among tech companies.

03.09.2025 8

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Sports Stadiums Are Monuments to the Poverty of Our Ambitions

Cities build stadiums in part because it’s so hard to build almost anything else.

28.05.2025 20

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Build Homes on Federal Land

Public land is a promising place to build what Western cities need most and mostly don’t allow: homes and apartments for low-wage workers.

16.04.2025 8

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