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Tony Annett

@tonyannett

At the intersection of economics and Catholic social teaching. Author of “Cathonomics: How Catholic Tradition Can Create a More Just Economy.”

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Why does the U.S. Chamber of Commerce hate dynamism in the American economy, where workers are free to move to the best opportunities, and companies are free to recruit the best talent?

Why does the U.S. Chamber of Commerce hate dynamism in the American economy, where workers are free to move to the best opportunities, and companies are free to recruit the best talent?
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When I did economics at undergrad level (Trinity College Dublin), I learned about all sorts of things: the philosophy of science (Popper and Kuhn), Axel Leijonhufvud’s interpretation of Keynes, the role of people like John Law.

When I did economics at graduate level (Columbia),

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The World Bank would lend massively at long-maturity low interest rates to fund sustainable development.

The IMF would adopt Keynes’s rather than White’s vision - a true lender of last resort that comes in before the crisis and doesn’t make it worse with conditionality.

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Ok, Jacobin, are you willing to take the logical step and tell Democrats to moderate on abortion to win the working class?

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Noncompete agreements trap workers from finding better jobs, drive down wages, and stifle competition. We commend the FTC and Lina Khan for finalizing a strong rule to ban these exploitative practices and level the playing field for American workers.

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Karl Polanyi, one of the twentieth century’s most insightful and influential socialist thinkers, passed away exactly 60 years ago. His masterpiece, The Great Transformation, remains the most powerful critique yet produced of market liberalism — the belief that societies can and

Karl Polanyi, one of the twentieth century’s most insightful and influential socialist thinkers, passed away exactly 60 years ago. His masterpiece, The Great Transformation, remains the most powerful critique yet produced of market liberalism — the belief that societies can and
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So far, this season of Star Trek Discovery is full of chases, shooting, and explosions. This isn’t what Star Trek is all about. They’re turning it into a Marvel spectacle.

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I’m interested in postliberalism from an intellectual perspective. Maybe that’s because I wrote a book called Cathonomics, calling for common good economics.

I this vein, I read an excellent book by john milbank and Adrian Pabst called “The Politics of Virtue.” In economics,

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