The Dangerous Economist
The Blog of Cyril Morong
Monday, January 26, 2026
Americans Are the Ones Paying for Tariffs, Study Finds
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Research contradicts President Trump’s claim that foreigners are footing the bill, and could weaken his hand in the dispute over Greenland B...
Sunday, January 25, 2026
How This AI-Infused Warehouse Sorts Real Louis Vuitton Bags From Fakes
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The RealReal’s Athena system helps validate goods submitted for resale, cutting down the timeline to list them for sale By Jennifer Williams...
Friday, January 23, 2026
Poor whites used to vote for Democratic presidential candidates while rich whites voted Repulican. This has now reversed
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See Entertainment got too good by Eric Levitz of Vox. The article has some interesting ideas on why this happened along with some useful g...
Thursday, January 22, 2026
Elite Colleges Are Back at the Top of the List for Company Recruiters
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As white-collar hiring slows down and corporate DEI goals vanish, where you went to college matters again By Lindsay Ellis of The WSJ . Exce...
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Does Neuroscience Prove That You Should Follow Your Bliss?
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The Freakonomicis guys , STEPHEN J. DUBNER and STEVEN D. LEVITT, wrote an article in 2006 in the NY Times magazine called A Star Is Made ....
Monday, January 19, 2026
Is there a mechanic shortage?
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See The $160,000 Mechanic Job That Ford Can’t Fill: Ford’s CEO says 5,000 jobs are open. Mechanics say there is little wonder why by Chris...
Sunday, January 18, 2026
Should you be true to your principles or values on the job? Conflicting advise from two recent articles
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First, see Take Your Job and Shove It: Cheers to the six Minnesota prosecutors who resigned Tuesday. We need more of that by Matthew Henne...
Friday, January 16, 2026
The Economic Divide Between Big and Small Companies Is Growing
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Economic fortunes of low- and high-income Americans are diverging—same pattern happening with companies By Harriet Torry and Justin Lahart o...
Thursday, January 15, 2026
Wine Buyers Stock Up Before Tariffs Raise Prices: ‘Drink Less or Pay More’
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New vintages from European Union poised to get pricier due to Trump administration duties and a stronger euro By Laura Cooper of The WSJ . ...
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
The Seasonally Adjusted CPI Was 0.307% Higher In December Than November. 12 month was up 2.65%
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Here are the changes in the seasonally adjusted CPI for the six months ending in Nov: May 0.0810% June 0.2870% July 0.1966% Aug 0.3825% Se...
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