Archive - Rational Exuberance

Open the Borders

We are leaving trillion dollar bills on the sidewalk

Sep 29, 2022 •

Stagflation and its discontents

My essay for the Alfred Marshall foundation

Sep 3, 2022 •

August 2022

Raise the gas tax

Yes, you heard that right

Aug 13, 2022 •

Population growth is not bad

Critics of growth are wrong

Aug 5, 2022 •

July 2022

The Inflation Reduction act brings hope

Joe Manchin redeems himself

Jul 30, 2022 •

The car won't die—but that's not a bad thing

The rollout of autonomous, electric vehicles could turn an American shortcoming into a strength

Jul 23, 2022 •

Book Review: New Ideas from Dead Economists

My first book review

Jul 13, 2022 •

When in Mexico, get a haircut

The illuminating principle of Béla Balassa

Jul 8, 2022 •

June 2022

"The Chart of the Century"

Illuminating concerns about the American Dream

Jun 30, 2022 •

Deflating stagnation arguments

"Wages haven't risen since 1970" is a myth

Jun 22, 2022 •

How international travel is one of the many benefits of globalization

Jun 17, 2022 •

Why I'm skeptical of worker cooperatives

Jun 9, 2022 •

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