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Econ 101? In this economy?

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Jerusalem Demsas
Feb 09, 2026
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Economics? You mean shareholder capitalism? (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Comedy Central)

Last week, comedian and political commentator Jon Stewart published an interview with Nobel Prize-winning economist Richard Thaler where Stewart revealed that despite his nearly 30 years as a prominent commentator on American politics and policy, he has…

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