Latest articles by James Pethokoukis
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We overestimated Russia's military. Is China our real rival?
opinion Even our best intelligence often leaves us wanting
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Threats of nuclear war are the last thing the economy needed
opinion Economic pain arrives as the end of the Cold War ends
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Why Russia has nukes but not much money
opinion A Soviet hangover helps keep the economy down
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This is the way the Biden presidency ends — not with a whimper, but a boomflation?
opinion Why workers, investors, and Biden fans ought to be really worried about the economy
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The empty conservative panic over Big Tech
opinion How the right decided it wants Big Government taking on Big Tech for perceived bias
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Reagan's supply-side economics get a Biden update
opinion Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen took pains to distinguish Bidenomics from Reaganomics. Maybe don't draw that line too bright.
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Inflation isn't going away. That should make Biden very nervous.
opinion The Great Inflation flashback in Wednesday's consumer prices report
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Why Apple's $3 trillion valuation bodes well for us all
opinion Mega-rich companies are a good sign for America
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Is nuclear fusion finally for real? Some very rich people seem to think so.
opinion All we have to do is solve one of the trickiest engineering problems in human history: recreating the sun here on Earth
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Powell may not be the Fed pick progressives want, but he's the one they need
opinion Why progressives should stomach Biden's Fed chair nominee
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Democrats are learning a vintage lesson about inflation
opinion The party already had plenty of reason to worry. Then came the inflation report.
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Democrats' agenda is decimated. And that's okay.
opinion The upside of losing parental leave from the Build Back Better plan
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Will Democrats give up tax hikes to save the world?
opinion A carbon tax could be the answer to Democrats' endless negotiation woes
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Democrats should take what they can get
opinion Forget 'transformational.' Choose 'achievable' — for the sake of democracy
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Democratic tax plan is a reckoning for the left
opinion So much for the progressive dream of turning America into a Scandinavian-style social democracy
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Are childless Americans really uninvested in the future?
opinion Measuring the impact of declining birth rates on the American economy
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The disappointing GDP report is a wake-up call for Democrats
opinion Inflation has consequences
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The benefits of billionaires in space
opinion This is how innovation begins
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Biden's budget predicts the Roaring Twenties will end in 2022. Uh oh.
opinion While Biden's economists forecast a big burst of growth over the next two years, the following years are predicted to be a lot slower
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Republicans might be right this time about inflation
The Explainer They're trying to rain on Biden's parade. That doesn't mean their concerns aren't legitimate.
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The economic threats that could derail the Democrats' election dreams
opinion Should Democrats be worried a transformational presidency might just end up transitioning back to a Republican one?
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What the Elon Musk backlash is really about
opinion The response to the Tesla CEO's 'SNL' hosting gig is telling
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The GOP's economic confusion
opinion Republicans want to be a workers party now — but the culture war keeps getting in the way
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Does America really have an infrastructure crisis?
opinion Why Biden's American Jobs Plan is the wrong approach to strengthening the economy
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