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  • 3 weeks ago | wsj.com | Matthew Hennessey

    Whether economics is a ‘science’ or not, its laws apply to everybody. I wrote a piece last week critical of Vice President JD Vance’s understanding of markets. I offered my view that the laws of supply and demand govern markets the way the laws of gravity govern the physical world—they are invisible, predictable, powerful and true. I never said economics and physics are the same. Or that the social and physical sciences use identical processes of discovery.

  • 1 month ago | wsj.com | Matthew Hennessey

    As economically illiterate as any leftist Democrat, he even imagines the word is spelled with a capital M. Even with a few minutes to think about it, most people couldn’t come up with a good definition of “the market.” The concept is slippery. Depending on who you talk to, a market could be anything from a collection of fruit stands to a stock exchange. It could be an efficient way to increase prosperity or an arbitrary implement of economic oppression.

  • 1 month ago | wsj.com | Matthew Hennessey

    Pay attention, do your job, and let the future take care of itself. Nobody’s ever asked me to give a commencement address, but I have a lot to say. The standard advice for young people is to be careful what you wish for, because you might get it. A wise old owl once remixed it for me: Be careful what you wish for because you will get it. Dreams come true every day. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8Subscribe NowAlready a subscriber? Sign In

  • 1 month ago | wsj.com | Matthew Hennessey

    The president is pushing austerity while some liberals talk about abundance. Outrageous claims are the gasoline that makes Donald Trump’s political career go. Without a steady flow of shocking statements the motor would stall. But engines also require air. If you get the mixture wrong, the engine floods and the car won’t start. Mr. Trump got the mixture wrong last week.

  • 2 months ago | wsj.com | Matthew Hennessey

    From politics and podcasts to sports and TV, everybody’s taking the low road. I’ll bet it’s been a while since you heard someone in public life described as “classy.” The word, and what it represents, has gone AWOL. The culture has time only for outrageous characters—F-bombers, exhibitionists, interrupters, slobs. The sublime has given way to the garish, the sacred to the profane.

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Matthew Hennessey
Matthew Hennessey @MattHennessey
11 Jun 25

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Matthew Hennessey
Matthew Hennessey @MattHennessey
11 Jun 25

RT @nicholastomaino: WSJ editorial: "A healthy society treasures the value of life and helps people manage inevitable decline and death wit…

Matthew Hennessey
Matthew Hennessey @MattHennessey
10 Jun 25

RT @ElliotKaufman6: This time in the WSJ. https://t.co/oVJb2eb95D