Talmon Joseph Smith

Photograph by Earl Wilson of The New York Times

About The Author

Talmon Joseph Smith is an economics reporter at The New York Times, covering  macroeconomics, labor, and financial markets. He joined the paper in 2018, began his career at GQ magazine, and graduated from Tufts University in 2016. In 2023, he was a finalist for the University of Michigan Livingston Award for outstanding reporting by journalists under the age of 35.

Books by Talmon Joseph Smith

What Can We Afford

A Tour Across American Inequality & A Search For The Road Ahead

By Talmon Joseph Smith
A reported road trip across the American economic landscape, documenting the ties between workers’ financial struggles, big business, and broken markets, from The New York Times economics reporter Talmon Joseph Smith.
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