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Mark Blyth @mkblyth.bsky.social · 10d

Start the week with Part Two of of my chat with Leah Downey on her book, Our Money: Monetary Policy As If Democracy Matters, and all the stuff that has gone on since the summer...
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Independent from who exactly? Central banks and democracy (part two)

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Mark Blyth @mkblyth.bsky.social · 19d

The Rhodes Center Podcast is back. Me and Leah Downey on her wonderful book Our Money: Monetary Policy as if Democracy Matters. This is part one of two. In part two we discuss what happens when democracy starts to get the upper hand. Coming soon: player.captivate.fm/episode/eb5e...

Independent from who exactly? Central banks and democracy (part 1)

Quickly and easily listen to The Rhodes Center Podcast with Mark Blyth for free!

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Mark Blyth @mkblyth.bsky.social · 22d

Talking with an old friend 'the dissenter': bit.ly/46DjVxg

and

youtu.be/Y7Wmtny_59U

Spotify – Web Player

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Mark Blyth @mkblyth.bsky.social · 23d

New up on Project Syndicate with @NicFraccaroli (this one is mainly Nic - credit where its due) on there is a case for lower rates, but its not the one that's doing the rounds: www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/r...

Lower Interest Rates Are the Right Policy for the Wrong Reasons

Mark Blyth & Nicolò Fraccaroli worry that monetary policy loosening is warranted but also politically treacherous.

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Mark Blyth @mkblyth.bsky.social · 26d

After getting an absolute monetarist pounding in the WSJ, its nice to see a more balanced review of our Inflation book in Project Syndicate: www.project-syndicate.org/onpoint/why-...

A long read, and a good one.

Inflationary Tales

Jonathan Levy explains how economic shocks exposed flaws in monetarist orthodoxy and created room for intellectual innovation.

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Mark Blyth @mkblyth.bsky.social · 27d

Indeed. Thanks Cas!

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Mark Blyth @mkblyth.bsky.social · 27d

The wonderful Catherine DeVries has a substack about writing and how all sorts of things are at work to destroy it. She interviews writers about what and how they write. I'm up this week: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/etched-in-...

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Mark Blyth @mkblyth.bsky.social · 29d

Me and the @PitchforkEcon folks talk inflation. As usual, it went interesting places: pitchforkeconomics.com/episode/infl...

Inflation: A Guide for Users and Losers (with Mark Blyth) - Pitchfork Economics

Political economist Mark Blyth joins Nick and Goldy to unpack the myths and realities of rising prices, from pandemic supply shocks and corporate profiteering to central-bank missteps and decades of b...

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Mark Blyth @mkblyth.bsky.social · Sep 8

Did a pod with the Drilled folks on carbon dominance as what unites US domestic and foreign policy: drilled.media/news/anti-re...

Trump Is Trying to Kill Renewables Everywhere

The US government is trying to strangle renewables to save fossil fuels. Trump wants other countries to do the same.

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Mark Blyth @mkblyth.bsky.social · Aug 25

I'm in Germany this week so it's appropriate that I'm doing a talk on inflation there. You can join at this link. Weds 27th at 4pm CET, 10am EST: e99b4d625f8a4761b92cdf7076e77595.svc.dynamics.com/t/t/nq9BxaK1...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: New Economy Short Cut | Inflation: Lessons from the Great Shock – with Mark Blyth. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining th...

When inflation reached new highs in 2022, sceptics predicted that inflation was here to stay. In the meantime, rates have fallen sharply again, albeit at a higher price level. So, were those who class...

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Mark Blyth @mkblyth.bsky.social · Aug 22

And in today's episode of Carbon Dominance I bring you this: www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA-H...

And this: www.usda.gov/about-usda/n...

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Mark Blyth @mkblyth.bsky.social · Aug 21

As Dan said, come see Carbon Dominance in action...

Daniel Driscoll @danieldrisc.com · Aug 21

Check out a new piece by @mkblyth.bsky.social and me: 'Trump’s Global War on Decarbonization'. The Strategy? BLOCK Chinese green tech, PUSH US fossil fuels. @projectsyndicate.bsky.social prosyn.org/RE8I5Ix

Trump’s Global War on Decarbonization

Mark Blyth & Daniel Driscoll conclude that the US is intentionally undercutting the global demand for green technologies.

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Mark Blyth @mkblyth.bsky.social · Aug 18

Brett is back in action. Check it out.

Brett Christophers @brettchristophers.bsky.social · Aug 17

Drawing on the likes of Leah Downey, Arjun Jayadev, Leon Wansleben & @geoffmann.bsky.social, I have a new piece in @nybooks.com on money, power, and central banking.

Whose Fed? | Brett Christophers

For the past twenty years, central banks have rarely been out of the news. Called upon to stabilize the global financial system when it appeared at risk

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Mark Blyth @mkblyth.bsky.social · Aug 18

My mate Mark, who is helping me get Mark and Carrie back on line after a break, (yes, coming this Fall) has his own pod. It's about information and how to think about it. Check it out: thecollators.com

The Collators Podcast

The collators explore how we make sense of the information around us.

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Mark Blyth @mkblyth.bsky.social · Aug 17

Had fun with this podcast - Biz focused - different sort of questions. Check it out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR8x...

Political economist Mark Blyth: The old economic order is dead | Rapid Response

YouTube video by Rapid Response

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Mark Blyth @mkblyth.bsky.social · Aug 12

If there was ever a headline that described how the West came apart it's probably this one: nytimes.com/2025/08/07/w...

I love the understatement of 'Alarmed.' "Asking WTUF?" might be more accurate.

As Trump Administration Plans to Burn Contraceptives, Europeans Are Alarmed

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Mark Blyth @mkblyth.bsky.social · Aug 9

Did a Canadian business oriented pod last week. Got into some interesting stuff. Worth a listen: wealthsimple-tldr-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/how...

How the U.S. Is Threatening Canada's Future | TLDR

Tariffs are only the tip of the iceberg, says political economist Mark Blyth.

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Mark Blyth @mkblyth.bsky.social · Aug 6

And in today's episode of "If the Data Ain't there then Neither is the Problem" there is this beauty: futurism.com/white-house-...

Wow. Carbon Dominance in action.

White House Orders NASA to Destroy Important Satellite

The White House has instructed NASA employees to destroy two major, climate change-focused satellite missions.

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Mark Blyth @mkblyth.bsky.social · Aug 1

Sound of Klaxon going off!

Warning! We have entered full BS Authoritarian territory:
www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...

When the stats don't support the narrative, change the person doing the stats...

Yeah. That'll work...

Trump fires labor statistics boss hours after the release of weak jobs report

The president called the data "rigged" and implied that BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer manipulated the data "for political purposes."

www.nbcnews.com

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Mark Blyth @mkblyth.bsky.social · Jul 27

Just a quick note to say thanks to everyone who showed up of the inflation book talk at Symposium books in Providence. It was fun. A special shout-out for Konrad who I think travelled a heck of a long distance. I'm honored.

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Mark Blyth @mkblyth.bsky.social · Jul 25

One of the foundational ideas of investment is diversification.Turns out its really hard to do that when profits in the US are now driven by tech and are more concentrated than ever in the top 1% of firms. New Data from Aidan Regan show how extreme it is: democracychallenged.com/2025/07/24/w...

Winner Takes All: How the Top 1% of Firms Capture the Profits

The US corporate landscape has morphed into a winner-takes-all economy, where a handful of multinational firms control the lion’s share of profits and market power. The data is stark. Across all US…

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Mark Blyth @mkblyth.bsky.social · Jul 25

Just did so. Many thanks for that

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Mark Blyth @mkblyth.bsky.social · Jul 24

I'm doing an Inflation book talk at Symposium Books in Providence tomorrow at 6pm. Here's the invite: www.eventbrite.com/e/author-eve...

Hope to see some of you there and then.

Author Event! Mark Blyth's "Inflation"

Join us on July 25th at 6pm as we host Mark Blyth to discuss his latest release, "Inflation: A Guide for Losers"

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Mark Blyth @mkblyth.bsky.social · Jul 16

Great interview with me and Nic on the inflation book. Especially good on the broader lessons we learned while doing the research: convergingdialogues.substack.com/p/436-all-ab...

#436 - All About Inflation: A Dialogue with Mark Blyth and Nicolò Fraccaroli

Listen now | In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Mark Blyth and Nicolò Fraccaroli on inflation.

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Mark Blyth @mkblyth.bsky.social · Jul 9

Great interview with the NetWorth folks on all things inflation. Short and to the point. And this time with video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVMV...

Corporate Consolidation + Supply Shocks = Higher Inflation, Not Just Monetary Policy

YouTube video by WorthNet

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