Frank and Denie Weil Director of the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government
Aetna Professor of the Practice of Economic Policy
Abstract
In this episode of The Brief, host Shabbos Kestenbaum sits down with Professor Jason Furman — Harvard economist, former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, and President Obama's chief economist — for a conversation that will surprise viewers on both sides of the aisle.
Citation
Furman, Jason, and Shabbos Kestenbaum. "Obama’s Former Chief Economist Explains Why Socialist Policies Like Rent Control Backfire." The Brief, PragerU, 07/25/2026.