How Industrial Policy Gets Done: Frontline Lessons from Three Federal OfficialsThe Roosevelt Institute just released a new issue brief. It’s me in conversation with three of the architects of the US’ recent industrial…Oct 9Oct 9
When are Tariffs Good and Bad? A DebateOver at Democracy Journal, Liz Pancotti and I had a debate with Matt Yglesias about when (if ever) tariffs are a good idea. Read the essays…Sep 18Sep 18
Do Coalitional Politics Doom Industrial Policy?There’s been some debates in recent weeks on blogs, podcasts, and whatever we’re calling Twitter these days on whether coalitions and power…Jul 27, 2023Jul 27, 2023
ICYMI — Saule Omarova and me on Public Equity, Crypto, and Industrial PolicyLast month, Democracy Journal published an essay by Saule Omarova and me on the need for using industrial policy as a tool to wind down…Apr 26, 2023Apr 26, 2023
New in Foreign Affairs: A Tale of Two Industrial PoliciesI have a new piece at Foreign Affairs with Felicia Wong entitled “A Tale of Two Industrial Policies: How America and Europe Can Turn Trade…Jan 26, 2023Jan 26, 2023
RIP Monkey Cage, Long Live Monkey CageIn December, we got news that the Monkey Cage blog and Washington Post would be parting ways. As someone who has benefitted enormously from…Jan 10, 2023Jan 10, 2023
2022 Roundup: Resilience FTW2022: we cried, we laughed, we transformed the American economy and avoided getting shellacked for it.Dec 21, 2022Dec 21, 2022
Five Takeaways from the Roosevelt Institute’s Progressive Industrial Policy ForumLast week, I posted some reflections on the Roosevelt Institute forum entitled “Progressive Industrial Policy: 2022 and Beyond.” You can…Oct 19, 2022Oct 19, 2022
Debt, Data, Governmentality, and Economists in and out of GovernmentOver the weekend, I took a look at some of the recent press cycle debate over Biden’s student debt cancellation, and the role that…Aug 29, 2022Aug 29, 2022
When is social policy “industrial policy”?Jamelle Bouie had another great NYT column on what Democrats should do by way of legislative agenda if they retain Congress. I riffed on…Aug 26, 2022Aug 26, 2022
