# Arnold Kling

> Arnold Kling is an American economist, author, and blogger who turned a career spanning the Federal Reserve, Freddie Mac, and a sold-at-the-peak internet startup into one of the most charitable, contrarian voices in online economics. He writes the popular Substack 'In My Tribe,' is best known for 'The Three Languages of Politics,' and built a following by taking the most charitable view of those who disagree with him.

- **Role:** Author of the Substack 'In My Tribe'; Adjunct Scholar at the Cato Institute
- **Organizations:** Cato Institute, Mercatus Center, Federal Reserve System (former), Freddie Mac (former), homefair.com (founder, former), Berman Hebrew Academy (former teacher)
- **From:** St. Louis, Missouri, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.A. in Economics, Swarthmore College, Ph.D. in Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- **Known for:** Author of eight books, including 'The Three Languages of Politics' and 'Specialization and Trade', Coined PSST (Patterns of Sustainable Specialization and Trade) as an alternative framework to aggregate-demand macroeconomics, Co-founded EconLog, one of the earliest and most influential economics blogs

## Career timeline

- **1975-1976** — Research assistant at the Congressional Budget Office and the Federal Reserve Board
- **1980-1986** — Economist at the Federal Reserve Board
- **1986-1994** — Senior economist at Freddie Mac, working on mortgage default and prepayment risk modeling
- **1994-1999** — Founded, built, and sold homefair.com, an early commercial web business, near the peak of the first internet bubble
- **1999-2001** — Wrote the Internet Bubble Monitor blog
- **2001-2016** — Taught AP economics and statistics at the Berman Hebrew Academy in Rockville, Maryland
- **2003-2012** — Co-founded and wrote EconLog with Bryan Caplan and David R. Henderson
- **2004-2005** — Taught 'Economics for the Citizen' at George Mason University
- **2012-2021** — Wrote askblog ('taking the most charitable views of those who disagree')
- **2019-present** — Writes the Substack 'In My Tribe'

## Achievements

- Author of eight books, including 'The Three Languages of Politics' and 'Specialization and Trade'
- Coined PSST (Patterns of Sustainable Specialization and Trade) as an alternative framework to aggregate-demand macroeconomics
- Co-founded EconLog, one of the earliest and most influential economics blogs
- Testified before Congress on the collapse of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae and on housing finance
- Ranked among the top 5 Othello players in the United States; finished 4th at the 1987 U.S. Nationals and won the 1987 World Team Championships
- Built and sold homefair.com during the first internet boom

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Published 'Economics Links, 5/2/2026' on his Substack 'In My Tribe'
- **2026-03** — Published 'Culture Links, 3/18/2026' on 'In My Tribe'
- **2025-12** — Continued his regular 'AI Links' series, arguing a 'network university' will disrupt the selective residential college

## Links

- Website: https://www.arnoldkling.com/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/arnoldkling

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