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January 3, 2024
MagazineTimothy Noah
The Economists Who Found the Richest People of All Time
Branko Milanovic and Guido Alfani study inequality over the course of human history. The results are not good.
September 20, 2021
Timothy Noah
The Right’s New Argument Against Redistribution Is Stuck in the 1970s
Arthur Okun was a brilliant economist, but his classic book described a world that no longer exists.
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Perry Stein
Will the Sequester Start Another Recession?
Answers from actual economists from across the political spectrum

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