Archive - Intrinsic Value by Roger Lowenstein

The Market Check

Congress Blinks; Law Firms Cower; The Market Speaks

Apr 8 •

Roger Lowenstein

Trump’s tariffs will "succeed" only if they cause a recession

Back to the Bronze Age? Contrary to what the president says, the trade deficit is a sign of strength — not weakness.

Apr 4 •

Roger Lowenstein

February 2025

Explaining to your fifth grader why tariffs hurt everyone

Feb 3 •

Roger Lowenstein

November 2024

Democrats in the Wilderness

Swallowing Tradeoffs in an Age of Extremism

Nov 25, 2024 •

Roger Lowenstein

October 2024

Massachusetts Schools On the Ballot

Teachers Union Seeks to Abolish Graduation Standards— Should Gym Class be the Only Requirement?

Oct 10, 2024 •

Roger Lowenstein

September 2024

Memo to Janet Yellen: Please Do the Right Thing for Pittsburgh – and for the U.S.

Killing a $15 billion investment from Japan will not help the Rust Belt

Sep 13, 2024 •

Roger Lowenstein

July 2024

The Dark Protectionism of Trump and Vance

Goodbye to competition; hello, inflation

Jul 18, 2024 •

Roger Lowenstein

June 2024

Greed and Derangement at Tesla; Anti-Jewish Vandalism in New York

I’ve been on partial book leave from the Intrinsic Value column, a fair arrangement (which I negotiated with myself) until time allows for a more…

Jun 13, 2024 •

Roger Lowenstein

April 2024

The Un-Education of American Students

I marched in my share of anti-war protests—Vietnam of course—but always with a nagging doubt.

Apr 29, 2024 •

Roger Lowenstein

February 2024

Buffett and Three Hedge Funds

The oracle at 93

Feb 27, 2024 •

Roger Lowenstein

January 2024

Nikki Haley and the Uses of History

Aboutness as Rhetoric

Jan 2, 2024 •

Roger Lowenstein

July 2023

The Misuse of ‘Equity’

Cambridge Flunks the Merit Test

Jul 25, 2023 •

Roger Lowenstein

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