“Higher productivity enables companies to increase sales without adding workers. Even if job markets tighten and wages rise, corporate profits can continue to climb as long as worker productivity is growing faster than overall wages.”

American writer and former New York Times reporter

Alex Norman Berenson is an American writer and former reporter for The New York Times. He is known for his thriller novels and for his book on corporate financial filings. His 2019 book, Tell Your Children: The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness and Violence, drew sharp criticism and provoked controversy. The response from many in the scientific and medical communities was strongly negative, and that debate remains a defining part of his public profile.