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A wartime economy would be different this time
Commentary, Opinion
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
April 24, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — I recently heard a terrifying prediction: Advances in defense technology will change the way war is waged today as much as industrial...
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Why aren’t Americans working as hard as they used to?
Commentary, Opinion
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
April 19, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — I came across a statistic the other day that goes against the intuition of practically everyone in the U.S. who has a job: Americans ...
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Yes, Americans are saving enough for retirement
Commentary, Opinion
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
March 15, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — One of my most longstanding and controversial opinions is that the move from defined-benefit pensions to defined-contribution pension...
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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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