About Froma Harrop

Froma Harrop

Froma Harrop

Froma Harrop covers the waterfront of politics, economics and culture with an unconventional approach. She takes public policy quite seriously. Herself, less so.

Despite some liberal tendencies, or because of them, Harrop has great affection for tradition. She also respects the profit motive, a reflection of years reporting on business and economics. But there are limits.

Recipient of numerous awards and honors, Harrop has worked on the Reuters business desk, edited economics reports for The New York Times News Service and served on the Providence Journal editorial board. She has written for such diverse publications as The New York Times, Harper’s Bazaar and Institutional Investor.

Harrop’s been seen on MSNBC and PBS and heard on NPR and many other radio outlets. And she is currently a contributor to CNN Opinion.

Raised in the Long Island suburbs, Harrop attended New York University. She now lives in New York City and Providence, Rhode Island.

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The Ballroom Amounts to Taxpayer Abuse Apr 30, 2026

Some years ago, I was president of an organization called the Association of Opinion Journalists. Every year we would run a convention in a different city and end it with a celebration in the hotel's ballroom space. Our speaker on that closing night ... Read More

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Shooter's Real Problem Was Mental, Not Political Apr 28, 2026

"Shots Fired at Correspondents' Dinner" dominated TV headlines following the gun attack at the Washington Hilton. Correction: Shots were not fired at the dinner but in the corridor outside. That's where security had pinned the accused gunman, Cole To... Read More

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What Are These Politicians Thinking? Apr 16, 2026

Democrat Eric Swalwell and Republican Tony Gonzales were both accused of sexual misconduct involving staffers. Californian Swalwell said he'd resign from his House seat after giving up on his run for governor. Texan Gonzales said he was withdrawing f... Read More

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Subsidies Keep America on Top Apr 14, 2026

That $7,500 tax credit to buy an electric vehicle, now gone, was a "grotesque misallocation of federal spending." It was a form of "rent-seeking," whereby companies seek "to dominate the bureaucracy instead of the marketplace." Thus wrote Kyle Smith ... Read More