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Janet Yellen Had Better Have a Secret Plan for the Debt Limit
It's happened before: In 1985, Treasury Secretary James Baker had more than one such plan, and his use of them prevented economic disaster.
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Josh Barro
12
This Week in the Mayonnaise Clinic: Debt Limit Scenarios
There are (better) options besides not paying interest on government bonds
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Josh Barro
7
The Trump-CNN Town Hall Was Useful and Appropriate
And you'd better get used to seeing Trump on TV like this
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Josh Barro
38
Now It's Time to Start the Fiscal Negotiation
Don't call it a debt limit deal...
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Josh Barro
17
April 2023
The Fox-Dominion Settlement Was No Parking Ticket
With Tucker Carlson's firing, we're seeing the large costs, financial and non-financial, that are befalling Fox for its lies.
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Josh Barro
11
The Martini Police, with Peter Suderman
Listen now (55 min) | The semi-annual cocktail podcast returns for spring.
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Josh Barro
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Peter Suderman
14
House Republicans Debate Whether to Shoot Themselves in the Foot
Plus: House moderates flesh out a debt-ceiling endgame.
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Josh Barro
8
I Have Thoughts About This Ron DeSantis Pudding Ad
Who is this ad for? Not Republican primary voters. At least, not directly. But it does get at some serious electoral problems for the Florida governor.
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Josh Barro
14
The Arrival of 'Normal Politics' for the Debt Ceiling
Plus: A dispute in LA over whether crime matters.
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Josh Barro
26
Elon Musk Wants You to Hear About Substack Notes
He's boosting the Substack competitor to Twitter that he wants to kill. Plus: Killer AI sounds fake to me.
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Josh Barro
23
This Week in the Mayonnaise Clinic: Elon Musk's Twitter Misadventure Is Unusual Only in Scale
Lots of billionaires have convinced themselves they understand the secret to running a profitable media company when they don't. Plus: Oysters!
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Josh Barro
24
March 2023
Being Indicted Is Still Bad
Whatever the merits of the Manhattan DA's prosecution, I don't buy that it will help Trump win renomination
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Josh Barro
21
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