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Gary Cohn
the national interest
Sept. 14, 2018
It Takes More Than ‘Adults in the Room’ to Control a Petulant Leader Like Trump There are parallels to Weimar failures in a too-forgiving GOP enamored by tax cuts.
By Jonathan Chait
Why This Key Trump Adviser Strikes Fear Into GOP Hearts The possibility that Gary Cohn will be replaced by Trump’s nationalist trade guru Peter Navarro has many mainstream conservatives nervous.
By Ed Kilgore
Trump: Gary Cohn Is a ‘Globalist’ But I Like Him Anyway The departing White House chief economic adviser will be back, Trump said.
By Adam K. Raymond
Trump Brings Back Ancient GOP Tradition of Protectionism He appears to be a true believer in reversing globalization, not just using tariffs as a weapon. That’s both new — and very old — for Republicans.
By Ed Kilgore
Trump Bids Good-bye to Gary Cohn — and Empirical Reality The president’s worst impulses had been constrained by deference to the stock market and corporate America. Now, he’s thumbing his nose at both.
By Eric Levitz
Gary Cohn to Resign, Clearing the Way For Trump’s Trade War The White House just lost its influential opponent of dumb trade policies.
By Eric Levitz
the national interest
Mar. 2, 2018
‘Trade Wars Are Good.’ Business Is Scared of Trump for the First Time. Trump has wandered off the reservation before, but this time he might not come back.
By Jonathan Chait
Commerce Department Offers Trump Ammunition for His Trade War Trump has until April 11 to decide whether to impose high tariffs on aluminum and steel. It’s a subject that divides his party and administration.
By Ed Kilgore
Report: Mnuchin Not Lying Well Enough About Taxes for Paul Ryan’s Liking The Treasury secretary has fallen out of favor in congressional circles.
By Benjamin Hart
Senator: Gary Cohn Faked Bad Reception and Hung Up on Trump “… Sorry Mr. President … We’re losing you … Talk soon …” Click.
By Adam K. Raymond
Trump’s Corporate Tax Cuts Won’t Spur CEOs to Invest, Say Group of CEOs The public doesn’t like big corporate tax cuts. And at least one group of CEOs didn’t validate the White House’s arguments for them.
By Ed Kilgore
the national interest
Nov. 9, 2017
By Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Sept. 28, 2017
By Jonathan Chait
Gary Cohn Was Set to Be the Next Fed Chairman, Then He Criticized Trump The president was reportedly angry that Cohn publicly criticized him over his “many sides” response to Charlottesville.
By Adam K. Raymond
Breitbart News Will Try to Force Trump to Be Trump, Whether He Likes It or Not You can expect Breitbart News to intensify its efforts to get Trump to stay “populist”, even if it mean repudiating key family members and advisers.
By Ed Kilgore
Fed Chair Warns Trump Not to Roll Back Wall Street Regulations Janet Yellen offered a vigorous defense of financial reform on Friday — and may have jeopardized her future at the central bank in the process.
By Eric Levitz
the national interest
Aug. 25, 2017
Gary Cohn Defies Nazis by Supporting Their Favorite President “I will not allow neo-Nazis ranting ‘Jews will not replace us’ to cause this Jew to leave his job.” That’ll show ‘em.
By Jonathan Chait
We’re Grading Trump Like He’s a Montessori Kindergartener: Tax-Policy Edition The Trump administration reportedly has “its act together on tax reform.” Also, its only idea for how to finance tax cuts is “blow out the deficit.”
By Eric Levitz
Gary Cohn Is the Front-runner to Replace Yellen As Fed Chair: Report The former Goldman Sachs president could soon lead one of the most powerful regulators of Wall Street.
By Eric Levitz
Populist President: I’d Rather Get Advice From Wall Street Than ‘a Poor Person’ At a rally in Iowa, Trump explains why his cabinet is filled with multimillionaires.
By Eric Levitz
Trump’s Syria Strike Is Latest Sign of Steve Bannon’s Waning Influence Two sources close to Bannon say he argued against the strike, on the grounds it didn’t serve America’s interests.
By Gabriel Sherman
Trump’s Top Economic Adviser Backs Breaking Up the Big Banks The Trump administration has assembled a long list of popular, left-wing policies that it has shown no intention of actually trying to pass.
By Eric Levitz
the national interest
Apr. 6, 2017
By Jonathan Chait
trump white house
Mar. 19, 2017
By Chas Danner
the national interest
Feb. 3, 2017
Trump Announces Plan to Let Wall Street Scam America Again Forcing financial advisers to do what’s best for their clients is “like putting only healthy food on the menu,” says Gary Cohn.
By Jonathan Chait
wall street
Jan. 23, 2017
For Wall Streeters Who Bet Long on Trump, It’s Bonus
Time After getting behind their very unlikely candidate, a few financiers are salivating over the dividends.
By Jessica Pressler
Goldman Sachs President Gary Cohn Is a Rising Power in Trumpworld One insider sees him as a potential chief of staff if Priebus stumbles.
By Gabriel Sherman
what happens in davos stays in davos
Jan. 26, 2011
By Jessica Pressler
Lloyd Blankfein’s Secret Facebook Feed Contrary to what they’d like us to believe, Goldman Sachs employees have been on Facebook a long time.
By Daily Intelligencer
goldmanfellas
June 30, 2010
Gary Cohn Can’t Spell, But He Is Not Stupid Goldman’s COO can immediately suss out who is a “retread” and who is not.
By Jessica Pressler
fi-cri fallout
Apr. 23, 2010
What Were Gary Cohn and Lloyd Blankfein Whispering About During Obama’s Speech? Apparently, Obama’s use of the phrase “financial weapons of mass destruction” set off some whispers in the Goldman seats.
By Jessica Pressler
secret weapons
Apr. 22, 2010
By Jessica Pressler
the greatest depression
July 2, 2009
Rules for Working at Goldman Sachs Executives at the bank have asked employees to tone down their behavior in order to avoid further public relations disasters.
By Jessica Pressler
