I Take Sides in Taylor Swift’s Fight with Private Equity Over Music Rights on Fox Business
Ed Conard take sides in Taylor Swift’s fight with private equity over music rights Fox Business’s “Varney & Co.” https://edwardconard.wistia.com/medias/ye7ib8jl2a?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Read More
Debating What Warren Gets Wrong About Private Equity on FBN’s “Cavuto Coast to Coast”
Neil Cavuto and I debate what Elizabeth Warren gets wrong about investors and private equity—investment makes the US middle class 30% more prosperous than their… Read More
Defending JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon’s $31m Salary on FBN’s Making Money with Charles Payne
Charles Payne, Heather Higgins, and I defend JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon’s $31 million annual salary on “Fox Business’s Making Money with Charles Payne.”… Read More
American Innovation Drives Prosperity in the U.S. and Abroad on Varney & Co
I discuss how American innovation is driving economic prosperity for the middle class here in the United States and in Europe on Fox Business’s “Varney… Read More
The Success of the Most Successful Workers Benefits the Middle Class on Varney & Co.
I explain why the success of the most successful workers benefits the middle class on Fox Business’s “Varney & Co.” https://edwardconard.wistia.com/medias/vkoq8j2pnq?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Read More
Sanders’ and Warren’s Wealth Tax Proposals Will Hurt the Middle Class
I explain why Bernie Sanders’ and Elizabeth Warren’s wealth tax proposals will ultimately hurt the middle class. We also discuss Walmart stock performance, WeWork’s delayed… Read More
Warren’s Proposals Will Extract a Heavy Cost on the Middle Class
I explain why Elizabeth Warren’s proposals will extract a heavy cost on the middle class on Fox Business’s “Varney & Co.” https://edwardconard.wistia.com/medias/t9jbxbhmko?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Read More
Democrats Are Campaigning for European Socialist Policies That Would Hurt the Middle Class on FBN’s “Varney & Co.”
David Asman and I discuss how Democrats are campaigning to bring European socialism to America which would slow growth and hurt the middle class. https://edwardconard.wistia.com/medias/6fbonilv0q?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Read More
Debating the Logic Underpinning the Expected Fed Rate Cut on Fox Business’s “Making Money”
Charles Payne, David Nelson, and I debate the logic underpinning the expected Fed rate cut on “Fox Business’s Making Money with Charles Payne.” https://edwardconard.wistia.com/medias/ll6ffsiv0y?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Read More
Ed Conard Responds to Pres. Trump’s Claim That Fed Policy Is Fostering Trade Deficits with China on FBN’s “Varney & Co.”
Ed responds to President Trump’s claim that Fed policy is fostering trade deficits with China, on Fox Business’s “Varney & Co.” https://edwardconard.wistia.com/medias/a5npba1qy3?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Read More
A Strong Economy Makes Trump the Favorite to Win in 2020 on Fox Business’s “Varney & Co.”
America’s strong economy, driven by President Trump’s pro-growth policies of tax cuts and regulatory restraint, puts him in the best position to win in 2020,… Read More
Joe Scarborough and Ed Conard Debate Pres. Trump’s Immigration Plan on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe”
Joe Scarborough and I debate President Trump’s new immigration plan and its emphasis on high-skilled immigration to produce economic growth on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” https://edwardconard.wistia.com/medias/uq081761pc?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Read More
Debating a Book’s-Worth of Economic Issues on “Conversations with Bill Kristol”
I cover a book’s-worth of economic issues in my 90 minute discussion with Bill Kristol on “Conversations with Bill Kristol.” Read More
I Debate the Merits of Capitalism v. Socialism with socialist Jacobin Magazine’s Bhaskar Sunkara on Fox Business’s “Making Money”
I debate the merits of capitalism versus socialism with socialist Jacobin Magazine founder Bhaskar Sunkara on “Fox Business’s Making Money with Charles Payne.” https://edwardconard.wistia.com/medias/ce26b9fzb5?embedType=async&videoWidth=640 Read More
Ed Conard Discusses His NYT bestselling book The Upside of Inequality at Susquehanna University
Ed discusses his top-ten New York Times bestselling book The Upside of Inequality with Matt Rousu, Dean of Susquehanna University’s Sigmund Weis School of Business… Read More
Debating Inequality, Innovation, and High-Skilled Immigration on “Conversations with Bill Kristol”
Bill Kristol and I debate income inequality, innovation, and why only high-skilled immigration can grow the American economy fast enough to pay for retiring baby… Read More
Ed Conard on Fox & Friends: Why Millions Still Support Trump
Ed Conard joins Brian Kilmeade to discuss his op-ed "What Trump Critics Still Don't Get About Him" on "Fox & Friends." Watch the latest video at… Read More
Upside of Inequality Highlights
The Upside of Inequality highlights: Read More
Debating My Wall Street Journal Op-Ed on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe”
Ed Conard debates his Wall Street Journal op-ed, "America's Got Talent, But Not Nearly Enough," with Joe Scarborough and Mika Brezezinski on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe”. Read More
I Debate Austan Goolsbee on CNN: Does Trump Deserve Credit For Rising Stock Market?
Ed Conard debates Austan Goolsbee, former chairman of President Obama's Council of Economic Advisers, on whether President Trump has contributed to the rising stock market with Michael Smerconish… Read More
The Case for a Border Tax on CNBC’s “Squawk Box”
Ed Conard debates tax reform and trade policy with Andrew Ross Sorkin, Joe Kernen, and Becky Quick on CNBC's "Squawk Box." Read More
Greg Mankiw & Ed Conard Discuss the Upside of Inequality on C-SPAN’s Book TV
Harvard economist Greg Mankiw interviews Ed Conard about his new book, The Upside of Inequality: How Good Intentions Undermine the Middle Class for C-SPAN Book TV’s “After… 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… Read More
Edward Conard Debate Highlights
Edward Conard published The Upside of Inequality: How Good Intentions Undermine the Middle Class in September 2016. The book debuted at #8 on the New York Times top… Read More
Ed Conard Defeats IQ2 Motion “Central Banks Can Print Prosperity” in a Landslide Victory
Squaring off against former IMF chief economist and MIT professor, Simon Johnson, Ed Conard persuaded 60% of the undecided audience members (to Johnson’s 15%) that… Read More
Why Have Wages Stagnated Despite Employment Growth?
Ed Conard explains to the BBC's Linda Yueh why middle class incomes stagnated despite 50% growth in U.S. employment since 1980. Read More