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Chinese electric vehicles are impressive. The economist Cliff Winston says they should be allowed for sale in the United States with safeguards: no spyware, no subsidies, and U.S. production. What do you think?
A Case for Letting Chinese EVs into the U.S.
They would have to be manufactured in America, among other conditions, says economist Clifford Winston
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January 7, 2026 at 8:36 PM
People who read my Substack are inordinately interested in economics. For them, I put together seven things I learned in Philadelphia at the annual meeting of the American Economic Association and related organizations. One is Janet Yellen on “root canal economics.”

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Seven Things I Learned in Philadelphia
Takeaways from the annual meeting of the American Economic Association
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January 7, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Kevin Hassett, who may well be the next chair of the Federal Reserve, told Fox News that inflation is down to 1.6 percent. I explain how he came up with that low number, and how it’s valid in some ways, invalid in others. Please check out my TikTok explainer. www.tiktok.com/@peterhcoy/v...
TikTok video by Peter Coy
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December 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Happy Thanksgiving, Bluesky friends! Please read my Substack post today, "Let Us Give Thanks for Nature's Bounty." The turkey photo is gorgeous. substack.com/@petercoy/p-...
November 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The Economist on Donald Trump:
"Today's McKinley in a state of Denali."
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
America has an imperial presidency
And in Donald Trump, an imperialist president for the first time in over a century
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January 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
How to make artificial intelligence serve humanity was a recurring topic at the annual meeting in San Francisco of the Allied Social Science Associations. I wrote about the thoughts of Erik Brynjolfsson, Daron Acemoglu, Pascual Restrepo and others today. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/o...
Opinion | Will Artificial Intelligence Replace Us or Empower Us? (Gift Article)
People will need a lot more education to be able to harness A.I. rather than be elbowed aside.
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January 13, 2025 at 10:40 PM