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Scholar or ideologue?

Originally published: Pearls and Irritations on March 12, 2024 by Richard Cullen (more by Pearls and Irritations) (Posted Mar 14, 2024)

In mid-February, Chaguan, the (pen-named) Economist columnist based in Beijing, reviewed a new book by Professor Minxin Pei, who was introduced as an academic based at Claremont McKenna College in California. You can read the introductory paragraphs of this review here. Chaguan is, in real-life, David Rennie, the son of a former MI6 Director.
Crediting Xenophobia—rather than organizing—with raising workers’ wages

Originally published: FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting) on February 19, 2021 (more by FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting)) |

The Economist (2/15/20) ran a brief article last year with a startling headline: “Immigration to America Is Down. Wages Are Up. Are the Two Related?” Maybe, the article’s anonymous author answered, at least for the short term.