A Journal of Ideas

Economics

The Promise of Marketcrafting

Policymakers need to recognize that policy works through markets rather than imposing itself on them.

By Chris Hughes Peter Spiegler

Generative AI's Overlooked Risk: Ads

By Zak Rogoff

The Truth About Government Debt

The payments funded by government debt actually increase household wealth. Here's how it all works.

By Richard Vague

Industrial Policy Requires Public, Not Just Private, Equity 

We need an agency to steer investment away from crypto and toward clean energy and good jobs.

By Saule Omarova Todd Tucker

The SVB Failure: Why It Happened and What It Means

All the signs of risk were there. And yet, various stakeholders downplayed or ignored them. Why don’t we ever learn?

By Richard Vague