Peter Coy

Here’s my Substack post today on the momentous Supreme Court decision knocking down Trump’s “emergency” tariffs. The justices, in their own words. Link is in the comments.

A.I. just crushed your résumé. So rewrite it. And maybe use A.I. to learn some salable skills. I know that sounds glib, but what's the alternative? Link to my Substack post this morning is in the comments.

Software engineers created a supportive online community, Stack Exchange, where they shared tips on programming. It's a shadow of its former self. A.I. is one big reason. Link to my Substack is in the comments.

I recently spoke with Mirav Ozeri, an old friend, for her careers podcast. I told her that it’s a lot harder to make it in journalism now than when I was coming out of college. Have a listen. howmuchcanimake.info/episodes/caree…

I'm thinking that Kevin Warsh won't be very dovish at the Fed, despite his calls for lower interest rates over the past year. open.substack.com/pub/petercoy/p…

I have an article in the DealBook section of The New York Times today about why oil companies aren’t leaping at the opportunity to invest in Venezuela, despite a strong push from President Trump. Big projects have to survive intense scrutiny. nytimes.com/2026/01/17/bus…

I have a new piece in The Free Press how an increase in New York state’s corporate income tax would be hardest on smallish corporations that do most of their business in the state and city. thefp.com/p/billionaires…

Being a Billionaire Is No Stroll in the Park In a new report, 111 billionaires anonymously describe their hopes and fears. Fascinating reading. See the link to my piece in the comments.

"Maybe Taxing Robots Isn't So Easy" Please read my post on the topic today. Link is in the comments.

Here's a link to my Substack post: open.substack.com/pub/petercoy/p…

John Maynard Keynes Is Back from the Dead. You heard it here first.

We're all out here trying to persuade people that they need to read us, and then @mattyglesias of all peple comes along and says, "my work is a relatively highbrow form of distraction." Did you have to, Matt?? slowboring.com/p/nobody-will-…

Kevin Hassett, who may well be the next chair of the Federal Reserve, told Fox News that inflation is down to 1.6 percent. Please check out my TikTok explainer. @peterhcoy/video/7586718497766493454?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7561085517958432269" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">tiktok.com/@peterhcoy/vid…

Here's a link: open.substack.com/pub/petercoy/p…

Are Americans really falling behind inflation, or is this a case of contagious anxiety? Full breakdown in my latest piece, based on an interview with Bank of America's David Tinsley. 👇👇👇