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Is free trade worth the cost in lives lost?
Commentary, Opinion
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
March 9, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — There is something about manufacturing jobs, and the manufacturing industry, that makes people sentimental. When they think of a fact...
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Mamdani’s New York flirts with fiscal nihilism
Commentary, Opinion
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
February 27, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — France is great. I visit a few times a year, and the food is fantastic, the museums are amazing, and the day care is free (or heavily...
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Who’s to blame for an unfair US economy?
Commentary, Opinion
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
February 16, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — Billionaires are now Public Enemy No. 1 in America. Majorities of voters, in both parties, think the gap between the rich and poor is...
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Go ahead and resent boomers — but for the right reasons
Commentary, Opinion
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
January 28, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — There is a natural human tendency to assume that your generation has it harder than everyone else. Even by those standards, however, ...
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Raiding your 401(k) to buy a house should be an option
Commentary, Opinion
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
January 21, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — I have a confession, shameful as it may be for someone who has spent decades studying retirement policy and advising individuals and ...
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The economy needs a little bit of unfairness
Commentary, Opinion
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
December 26, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — There are a lot of reasons, some deserved and some not, for Americans’ distrust of their institutions. Lately I have been thinking ab...
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The college discussion every family should have
Commentary, Opinion
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
December 8, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — The decision to attend college was a no-brainer during the second half of the 20th century. It almost assured higher earnings and job...
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