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Ten Years of This ColumnThis has been an exciting and tumultuous time to write about economic policy, and along the way I’ve learned quite a few things.

Midwest Must Save Middle Class NeighborhoodsIf your community isn’t thriving, your problems are far deeper than you suppose.

Tasks Can Be Automated, but Not SkillsSteel production would have to grow by 250 percent without any new technology to grow employment back to the levels of the late 1980s.

Worsening Effect of TariffsTariffs have already affected the local economy.