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Break up the Ivy League? Maybe it’s time
Articles, Commentary, Nation World
ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
June 2, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — It pains me to say this, as both an economist and a graduate of Columbia, but: It may be time to break up not only Columbia but also ...
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America’s debt problem is also a retirement problem
Articles, Local News, News
ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
May 22, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — The wise minds at Moody’s Investors Service finally acknowledged last week what the other two main credit rating agencies did years a...
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Even Democrats might like MAGA accounts
Commentary, Nation World
ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
May 19, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — One of the more remarkable aspects of the MAGA ideology is how often it fulfills the left-wing policy wish list. The latest example i...
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The free-market conservative is a vanishing breed
Commentary, Nation World, New York
ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
March 11, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — Once upon a time, the conservative position on economics was easy to describe: It was in favor of free markets. In terms of public po...
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Trump risks making same economic mistakes as Biden
Commentary, Nation World
ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
February 24, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — There is one surefire way to know when someone is trying to pull one over on you: If they’re promising something for nothing — whethe...
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