Goodspeed
Americannoun
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“Recessions are fundamentally unforecastable,” writes Mr. Goodspeed, a former acting chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers who is now ExxonMobil’s chief economist.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Goodspeed travels back to the 18th century to downturns in the U.S. and the United Kingdom to explain why the common narrative that one seismic shock will flip an economy on its head is wrong.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
The origins of food-focused art date back to 17th and 18th-century Dutch still life paintings, in which food was utilized as “a narrative device,” wrote Elizabeth Goodspeed for the creative platform It’s Nice That.
From Salon • Jun. 29, 2025
While Goodspeed would stay at Urban Christian Academy if she could, she’s been applying to charter schools for her son to enroll in next fall.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2023
Mr. K is calling me Bobby now, except in front of customers, when he still calls me Mr. Goodspeed, on account of putting on a good show, I figure.
From "The Misfits" by James Howe
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