Plain English With Derek Thompson
July 17, 2025
HKS Authors
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Frank and Denie Weil Director of the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government
Aetna Professor of the Practice of Economic Policy
Abstract
Harvard economist Jason Furman returns to the show to answer two big, burning questions. First, if Trump’s economic ideas are as bad as most economists say, why isn’t the U.S. economy doing much worse? Second, if Trump fires Jerome Powell, would it be the final blow that finally pushes the economy into a recession?
Citation
Thompson, Derek, and Jason Furman. "Trump’s Tariffs Haven’t Killed the U.S. Economy. But Firing Jerome Powell Might." Plain English With Derek Thompson, July 17, 2025.