Matthew Continetti Washington Free Beacon November 4, 2016 One of the most important speeches of the 2016 election was delivered in Utah in June to an audience of ultra-rich Republicans that included Mitt Romney. The speaker was Edward Conard, who joined Bain Capital after graduating from Harvard Business School in 1982 and worked in private equity for twenty-five years before retiring to become, of all things, a pundit. Conard thrives in debate. His first book, ... Read More
A Far Ranging Interview on Economics & Inequality on Liberty Watch Radio
Ed Conard discusses economics, inequality, and his new book The Upside of Inequality: How Good Intentions Undermine the Middle Class with Charles Heller on Liberty Watch Radio. ... Read More
How to Accelerate Job Growth in the Innovation Economy on FBN’s “Making Money” with Charles Payne
Ed Conard discusses how to accelerate job growth in the Innovation Economy with Charles Payne on Fox Business Network's "Making Money." ... Read More
Clinton & Warren’s Attacks on the 1% Are Misguided on FBN’s “The Intelligence Report with Trish Regan”
Ed Conard explains why Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Warren’s attacks on the 1% are misguided with Trish Regan on Fox Business Network’s “The Intelligence Report." ... Read More
How to Reunite the GOP on FBN’s Wall Street Week
Ed Conard discusses Hillary Clinton’s spending proposals and how to unite the Republican Party with Anthony Scarmucci and Liz Claman on Fox Business Network’s “Wall Street Week.” ... Read More
Has Inequality Slowed Growth? No! on Ricochet’s Policy Economy Podcast
Ed Conard debated the constraints to growth and policies that maximize the prosperity of the middle and working-class on Ricochet's Policy Economy Podcast with Jim Pethokoukis. Read a condensed version of Ed's conversation with Jim Pethokoukis here. ... Read More
AEI Debate on “The Upside of Inequality”
I summarize my Top 10 NYT bestselling book, The Upside of Inequality: How Good Intentions Undermine the Middle Class for the American Enterprise Institute with Steven Roberts. The book argues that today's knowledge-based economy is constrained by properly trained talent and the economy’s willingness to take risk, rather than labor or capital. I recommend recruiting ultra-high-skilled immigrants, restricting perennial trade deficits, and lowering corporate taxes. ... Read More
