Strong dollar is vote of confidence in America | Tyler Cowen
It is a sign that, of all the countries in the world, the United States stands the best chance of making it through these troubled...
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Saving the planet is more important than saving birds | Tyler Cowen
U.S. politics are failing when it comes to thinking about environmental trade-offs.
Doomscrolling has ruined our sense of time | Commentary
The global pandemic and the war in Ukraine have been testing our governments, our institutions, our diplomacy -- and our sense of time.
No heroes in the Neil Young-Spotify saga | Tyler Cowen / Syndicated columnist
I don’t like the prospect of a world where we segregate our artistic and commercial alliances based on political disagreements.
What color is America’s mood ring? | Tyler Cowen / Syndicated columnist
Americans are more negative and more oppositional in some important ways, especially around politics. Yet the national mood is by no means entirely sour or...
Where is the policy debate about Biden’s economic plan? | Tyler Cowen / Syndicated columnist
The main debate is now about political power and tactics, rather than policy per se. Squabbles over symbols are more common than disagreements over substance,...
Ransomware attacks will end, but not anytime soon | Tyler Cowen / Syndicated columnist
Ultimately, the primary long-run solution is for businesses to pay for more secure systems. Health-care providers and insurers may have to become a bit more...
The politics of COVID-19 just got even more hellish | Tyler Cowen / Syndicated columnist
When was the last time that stakes for such apparently minor decisions were so high? How will leaders deal with the extreme moral anxiety that...
A hardheaded case for more COVID-19 stimulus | Tyler Cowen / Syndicated columnist
The two real arguments for fiscal policy in the U.S. right now are the need for more and better COVID-19 testing, and the gains from...
Stop coronavirus moralizing | Tyler Cowen / Syndicated columnist
No nation, except perhaps for some of the smaller island countries, can attain the level of required policy perfection.