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Lawrence H. Summers

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Lawrence Summers: This Law Made Me Ashamed of My Country

A focus on economics misses the human brutality that is the most problematic aspect of this legislation

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We Both Served as Treasury Secretary. We Know This Bill Is Dangerous.

Fighting the Fed, piling on tax cuts and pursuing a trade war will set American on an unsustainable path.

02.07.2025 4

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‘Are We Past Peak Harvard?’: 3 Writers Mull Higher Education’s Woes

Pondering the politics of universities, and their future.

22.06.2025 20

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‘I Hope I Am Wrong, but I Am Pretty Pessimistic’: Four Economists Dissect Trump’s Tariffs

The most dramatic effort to remake the post-World War II trade system was underway — until it wasn’t.

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If Powerful Places Like Harvard Don’t Stand Up to Trump, Who Can?

As with most confrontations, the merits in this clash are not one-sided. But the Trump administration is acting in bad faith.

03.04.2025 5

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