Matthias Lalisse

May 16, 2024 | ineteconomics.org | Matthias Lalisse |Johns Hopkins

When, on February 28 of this year, Sen. Mitch McConnell announced that he would not stand again for the post of Republican leader in the Senate, most media and political commentators recognized that out of the ordinary was happening; most treated the decision as the end of an era. This it certainly is, and more than one essay could be devoted to tracing out its implications.

Feb 2, 2024 | ineteconomics.org | Thomas Ferguson |Jie Chen |Paul Jorgensen |Matthias Lalisse

Four years ago, the key takeaway from the New Hampshire primary was obvious. On the Democratic side, the left populist Bernie Sanders surprised the world by coming out on top, with his vote declining virtually in a straight line as town incomes vaulted upward.