James Pethokoukis

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

James Pethokoukis is the Money & Politics columnist-blogger for the American Enterprise Institute. Previously, he was the Washington columnist for Reuters Breakingviews. Pethokoukis has written for many publications including USNews & World Report, The New York Times, The Weekly Standard, Commentary, USA Today, and Investor's Business Daily. Pethokoukis is also an official CNBC contributor. In addition, he has appeared numerous times on MSNBC, Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, The McLaughlin Group, CNN, and Nightly Business Report on PBS. A graduate of Northwestern University and the Medill School of Journalism, Pethokoukis is a 2002 Jeopardy! champion.

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Where I answer Janet Yellen’s question about inequality

James Pethokoukis | October 22, 2014, 2:25 pm

From my new The Week column: Now you can add Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen to the list of policy-makers fretting about the gap between the rich and everybody else. “The extent of and continuing increase in inequality in the … read more >

Pethokoukis, Economics, U.S. Economy

The latest on Lockheed Martin’s possible nuclear fusion breakthrough

James Pethokoukis | October 22, 2014, 11:51 am

MIT Technology Review’s David Talbot offers some helpful perspective on that Lockheed Martin announcement of a breakthrough in nuclear fusion. The company says it’s on track to sell a small, very powerful reactor within a decade. Not surprisingly, the piece … read more >

Economics, Pethokoukis, U.S. Economy

Reality check: As activists push for a higher minimum wage, McDonald’s automates

James Pethokoukis | October 22, 2014, 11:17 am

The economic impact of the minimum wage is one of the most studied public-policy topics I’ve run across. But sometimes these analyses have an air of unreality about them. At an AEI event earlier this year, Heidi Shierholz — then … read more >

Economics, Monetary Policy, Pethokoukis, U.S. Economy

Why attacking the Fed for making inequality worse is mostly wrong

James Pethokoukis | October 21, 2014, 10:57 am

Fed Chair Janet Yellen is worried about inequality. As she said in a speech last week: The extent of and continuing increase in inequality in the United States greatly concern me. I think it is appropriate to ask whether this … read more >

Economics, Financial Services, Pethokoukis

Is breaking up the megabanks back on the Washington agenda?

James Pethokoukis | October 21, 2014, 9:54 am

Shape up or break up. That’s the message Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley gave to Wall Street yesterday. Too much risk taking and law breaking means government will have to take action without some big changes by … read more >

Government Sponsors Truthy Study of Twitter
The debate over the National Science Foundation study of Twitter is getting off track. The sole issue at stake is whether it is appropriate for the government to fund Truthy — no matter how worthwhile it may be.
3-D Printing: Challenges and Opportunities
With physical copying now approaching digital copying in terms of ease, cost, and convenience, how will the advent of this new technology affect intellectual property rights, be they patents, copyrights, or trademarks?
Why Privilege Nonprofits?
People on the right view nonprofits as a civil-society bulwark against big government. People on the left think that profit is inherently bad, and therefore they view nonprofits as inherently good. Both views can be questioned.
The Redevelopment Racket
The growing trend of public redevelopment has increased cronyism, land confiscation, and waste.

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