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Mike Konczal

  • Senior Director, Policy and Research, Economic Security Project
  • Contributor, Freelance
Maryland, Washington, D.C.
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VP Policy and Research, @EconomicSecProj. Former NEC. Liberal. #Rstats. Team Macro. Dad. Chicago guy.
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What I’ve Been Doing With AI so Far in 2026

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By Mike Konczal
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Back in February, I wrote a post about how I’ve been using AI, and I wanted to give an update halfway through the year, as someone who writes and researches economics and policy and feels like they’ve gotten their process into place. I also like it when other people do this (e.g., Matt Bruenig), so maybe it’ll encourage you to try it too, either in your own post or in the comments below.
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A Good Housing Bill and Trump's Bad Affordability Politics

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By Mike Konczal
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“I said I’m not signing the housing bill […] it’s all about the interest rates. Lower the interest rates and you are going to have all the housing you want.” - President Trump, via Acyn Subscribe for more on politics and economics. If the third time is the charm, the fourth time is pathological. And for the fourth time during the past year and a half, President Trump chose his own goals over affordability and everything else voters elected him to do.
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Kevin Warsh’s Press Conference Collides Into 30 Years of Michael Woodford

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By Mike Konczal
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We knew that Kevin Warsh was opposed to forward guidance of interest rates. The question going into his first FOMC meeting and presser is how opposed he was to central bank communication in general. Where was he on the Summary of Economic Projections, or describing current market conditions, or pointing to a policy rule and reaction function? The efficiency of the ketchup market is the best established fact in empirical economics. Apparently he is opposed to all those as well.
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