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Ben Casselman

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Ben Casselman

@bencasselman

Econ reporter @nytimes. Formerly @fivethirtyeight @WSJ. Adjunct @newmarkjschool. He/him [email protected] Signal: bencasselman.96 Photo: Earl Wilson/NY

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Joined September 2008

Ben Casselman
@bencasselman
Aug 26, 2025
Just received this statement from Lisa Cook, via her attorney: "President Trump purported to fire me 'for cause' when no cause exists under the law, and he has no authority to do so. I will not resign. I will continue to carry out my duties to help the American economy as I have
Ben Casselman
@bencasselman
Aug 26, 2025
President Trump said he is firing Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve governor, "effective immediately." It's his most direct assault yet on Fed independence -- and a step that it is far from clear he can legally take.
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Ben Casselman
@bencasselman
Jul 6, 2018
Five are European. The other is England.
felix salmon
@felixsalmon
Jul 6, 2018
Six teams left in the World Cup. All of them are European.
Ben Casselman
@bencasselman
Aug 2, 2017
Unnamed @FiveThirtyEight staffer upon returning from a two-week overseas vacation: "quick question, who is Anthony Scaramucci?"
Ben Casselman
@bencasselman
Nov 5, 2014
So voters want a higher minimum wage, legal pot, abortion access and GOP representation. Ok then.
Ben Casselman
@bencasselman
May 20, 2016
This isn't remotely how Venn diagrams work.
Hillary Clinton
@HillaryClinton
May 20, 2016
Dear Congress, Let's get this done. Thanks, The vast majority of Americans
Ben Casselman
@bencasselman
Mar 26, 2020
An important reminder about today's jobless claims figures: As bad as they will be (and they will be catastrophically bad), they will NOT reflect the full scope of the problem. The true number of lost jobs is significantly higher. Three main reasons (thread):
Ben Casselman
@bencasselman
May 6, 2020
So @jimtankersley talked to Kevin Hassett about the whole "cubic model" mess, and long story short, I'm pretty sure Hassett owes @NateSilver538 $538. nytimes.com/2020/05/06/bus…
Nate Silver
@NateSilver538
May 5, 2020
I would bet $538 that the White House's "cubic model" is literally just an MS-EXCEL trendline with a third-degree (cubic) polynomial.
Ben Casselman
@bencasselman
Feb 20, 2019
Democrats want to tax the rich. Voters -- including a significant number of Republicans -- are largely cheering them on. With @jimtankersley Data from @SurveyMonkey nytimes.com/2019/02/19/bus…
Ben Casselman
@bencasselman
Jun 4, 2025
CBO is out with its final cost estimate of the tax-and-spending bill passed by the House. - Revenue ⬇️ by $3.7 trillion over 10 years - Spending ⬇️ by $1.3 trillion - Debt ⬆️ by $2.4 trillion over 10 years - Uninsured pop. ⬆️ by 10.9 million in 2034 Full analysis:
cbo.gov
Estimated Budgetary Effects of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
As passed by the House of Representatives on May 22, 2025
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Ben Casselman
@bencasselman
Jun 7, 2017
R U S S Infrastructure week A N H O O K E R S
Ben Casselman
@bencasselman
Dec 31, 2019
One of my goals this year was to be more aware of the diversity (or lack thereof) of my source list. To that end, I've been tracking (as best I can) the gender and race of everyone I quote in my stories. In the interest of accountability, some stats:
Ben Casselman
@bencasselman
Mar 24, 2017
"We aren't rich! Look how little we have left over after we spend all our money on rich-people stuff."
Ben Casselman
@bencasselman
Nov 7, 2020
“You’re not under any obligation to wait for us.” @NateSilver538, live on air, telling us he’s seen enough.
Ben Casselman
@bencasselman
Mar 17, 2021
“Will you hike if yields rise?” “We will not hike if yields rise. We will not catch you by surprise. We will not hike on Phillips Curve. We will not hike if prices swerve. Not when inflation gets to 2, Not when U3 hits NAIRU. Do not ask me any more! Full employment, not before!”