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Alan S. Blinder - esteemed Princeton professor, Wall Street Journal columnist, and former vice chairman of the Federal Reserve Board under Alan Greenspan - is one of our wisest and most clear-eyed economic thinkers. In After the Music Stopped, he delivers a masterful narrative of how the worst economic crisis in postwar American history happened, what the government did to fight it, and what we must do to recover from it.

Alan Blinder, one of the world's most influential economists and one of the field's best writers, draws on his deep firsthand experience to provide an authoritative account of sixty years of monetary and fiscal policy in the United States. Spanning twelve presidents, from John F. Kennedy to Joe Biden, and eight Federal Reserve chairs, from William McChesney Martin to Jerome Powell, this is an insider's story of macroeconomic policy that hasn't been told before—one that is a pleasure to listen to, and as interesting as it is important.

American economic policy ranks as something between bad and disgraceful. As leading economist Alan S. Blinder argues, a crucial cultural divide separates economic and political civilizations. Economists and politicians often talk - and act - at cross purposes: politicians typically seek economists' "advice" only to support preconceived notions, not to learn what economists actually know or believe. Politicians naturally worry about keeping constituents happy and winning elections. Some are devoted to an ideology.

"Anger Simmers in Charlotte as 2 Narratives of Police Shooting Take Hold" is from the September 21, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Alan Blinder and Timothy Williams and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Victim's Family Sees Videos of His Killing, and Says the Public Should, Too" is from the September 23, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Alan Blinder, Niraj Chokshi and Richard Pérez Peña and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Resettled Syrians Find Solace with American Christians" is from the September 6, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Richard Fausset and Alan Blinder and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Capital Trial in Church Massacre Defies Will of Survivors" is from the November 26, 2016 United States section of The New York Times. It was written by Alan Blinder and narrated by Paul Ryden.

"Ranch Owner Recalls Finding Scalia’s Body" is from the U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Alan Blinder and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Governor of Alabama, under Fire, Isn't Quitting" is from the March 30, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Alan Blinder and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"North Carolina Lawmakers Met with Protests over Bias Law" is from the April 25, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Alan Blinder and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Dallas Gunman Had Plans for Wider Attack, Police Say" is from the July 10, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Alan Blinder and Timothy Williams and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Fatal Shooting by Police Shakes Charlotte’s Self-Image" is from the September 22, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Richard Fausset and Alan Blinder and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Reeling over Bias Rules, North Carolina City Fights Governor It Once Called Mayor" is from the May 14, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Alan Blinder and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Charlotte Officer 'Acted Lawfully' in Fatal Shooting of Keith Scott" is from the November 30, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Richard Fausset and Alan Blinder and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"‘I Had to Do It,’ Defendant in Church Rampage Says in Video" is from the December 09, 2016 United States section of The New York Times. It was written by Kevin Sack and Alan Blinder and narrated by Sam Scholl.

"Fire Investigated as Arson at Florida Mosque Orlando Nightclub Gunman Had Attended" is from the September 12, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Christine Hauser and Alan Blinder and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Keith Scott Threatened Family, Wife Said in Court Papers" is from the September 27, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Richard Fausset and Alan Blinder and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Dead Children and a Crumpled Bus Leave Chattanooga Dazed" is from the November 22, 2016 United States section of The New York Times. It was written by Alan Blinder and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"As Floodwaters Engulf Louisiana, Destruction Mounts" is from the March 14, 2016, US section of The New York Times. It was written by Campbell Robertson and Alan Blinder and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"A Top Defender, Sidelined by the Accused in Charleston Church Massacre" is from the December 13, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Alan Blinder and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.