E384 - Summers, Epstein, and Economics

Today we have economics professor Marshall Steinbaum on to talk about the potential fall of Larry Summers due to his association with Jeffrey Epstein, and what it reveals about the culture of the economics profession and policymaking in the Democratic Party.

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Here are the articles mentioned in the discussion:

1. Claudia Sahm’s initial post: “Economics is a Disgrace.”

2. Claudia’s account of the retaliation she faced for that post: “Economics Truly is a Disgrace.”

3. Writeup of the resulting controversy in the Georgetown student news...