Binyamin Appelbaum
@BCAppelbaum
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I write about business and economics for @nytopinion. If you like these tweets, try my book, The Economists' Hour: https://t.co/cAfN0pLSLx
Washington, DC
Joined November 2009
1. This is the chart that—more than anything else—explains what’s gone wrong in the United States. Fifty years ago, one out of five Americans moved each year. Now, it’s down to one in thirteen.
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The animating principle of the Democratic Party is that government can improve the lives of the American people. The housing crisis is manifest proof that government is failing to do so. https://t.co/qbGyaMGc4v
nytimes.com
There is a straight line from homeless schoolchildren to Donald Trump’s election victory.
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I was under the impression that it's only an official legally binding definitely happening policy if the president tweets it. Does Truth Social have the same status? Legal scholars please weigh in.
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Fun to think who I'd put on an American Mt. Rushmore. For me maybe Faulkner, McCarthy, Cather & Wharton.
My Mt Rushmore of Russian novelists: Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Solzhenitsyn, Grossman. Can any other nation come close?
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And local coverage isn't just in the local section. I have a regular appointment on Friday mornings with Tom Sietsema's weekly Q&A about local restaurants in the Weekend section.
It's important to have more than just one or two papers providing national news and commentary in a country of 335 million. Despite all the cuts, the local section still provides essential coverage of a major metro area. They have two of the best art critics. #whyisubscribe
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How are we doing on climate change? Uh, "carbon dioxide is accumulating faster than at any time in human history, with concentrations having risen by more than 10% in just two decades." We're accelerating in the wrong direction. https://t.co/gcUSezrnHM
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Carbon dioxide concentration has increased by more than 10% in just two decades, reports World Meteorological Organization
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I subscribe to the Washington Post because it provides excellent, essential coverage of my community. DC is very lucky to still have a great local newspaper. #WhyISubscribe
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I know many of you will roll your eyes at this, but that's OK; I wouldn't be in this field if I was afraid of being dunked on every now and then. When I first came to The Washington Post in 2017, I was extremely wary it would be too establishment for me. Too corporate. Too
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Trump is telling us what he would do. Believe him. https://t.co/iTebbM99pM
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The former president’s most disturbing statements are not bluster. They are a road map to what he will do if elected again.
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Has there ever been an American president who would make a good or even a decent babysitter? I guess Jimmy Carter is the obvious answer and well...
.@Liz_Cheney: If you wouldn't hire somebody to babysit your kids, you shouldn't make that guy the President of the United States
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About 1 month before the election, I interview @BCAppelbaum @greg_ip @HorsleyScott & @byHeatherLong for @EconoFactOrg Chats on Candidates views on #FederalReserve , #Immigrationpolicy #Tariffs #SupplyChain & more
econofact.org
A discussion with Binyamin Applebaum, Scott Horsley, Greg Ip, and Heather Long on the economic policies of Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.
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Trump: In the 1890's, our country was probably the wealthiest it ever was because it was a system of tariffs. We had a president, you know McKinley. Remember Mount McKinley?
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I'm not sure what a "prosperity economy" is but I do know this much: Donald Trump's economic agenda would be a disaster.
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Binyamin Appelbaum on why Harris’s ill-defined plan is still better than Trump’s.
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The debate recap you didn’t know you needed. https://t.co/f99EgGQlTI
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The debate analysis you didn’t know you needed.
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Some misinformation in today's US presidential debate about who bears the cost of tariffs. So let's talk about how tariffs affect what you pay for a suit. 🧵
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Commercials during presidential debates are a disgrace.
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Ms. Harris has begun to describe thoughtful plans that could help American families to better afford the things they need and want. Mr. Trump has offered a mix of bad ideas and promises that he can’t keep. https://t.co/KegVFGz6BK
nytimes.com
Both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have plans to address the high cost of living. The differences between them are stark.
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