Understanding Inflation and the Economic Chaos of the Trump Administration with Justin Wolfers
Economist Justin Wolfers joins The Left Hook to break down inflation, rising prices, and the broader economic instability shaping everyday life under the Trump administration’s policies. Waj and Wolfers unpack what’s actually driving cost-of-living pressures, how policy decisions ripple through markets, and why political narratives around inflation often distort more than they explain. They also explore the political consequences of economic pain — and how economic anxiety is reshaping trust in institutions, elections, and democracy itself. This is the real story behind the numbers everyone is arguing about. thelefthook.substack.com #Inflation #Economy #JustinWolfers #CostOfLiving #USEconomy #Politics #TheLeftHook #WajahatAli #EconomicPolicy #Trump #Recession #markets
About Justin Wolfers
Justin James Michael Wolfers (born December 11, 1972) is an Australian-American economist and public policy scholar. He is professor of economics and public policy at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan, and a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
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