Category Archives: Economic Strategy
Rising Incomes Are a Key to Winning in 2016 —…
Even if we accept that the 2016 campaign is a fact-free zone, what precisely are Donald Trump and Bernie…Continue reading
Everyone Will Lose if the UK Exits the EU —…
On June 23rd, Britons will hold a referendum on whether to stay or leave the European Union (EU), and surveys…Continue reading
Bloomberg’s Education Reforms Will Be His Legacy
As Michael Bloomberg prepares his exit as New York City's mayor, a new analysis suggests that his signature reforms of…Continue reading
Will Tea Party Insanity Cost America $3 trillion and 2.75…
The budget and debt end games are still playing themselves out on Capitol Hill; and judging by its current behavior,…Continue reading
Are Republican Leaders Suffering from Stockholm Syndrome?
With a good part of the federal government closed for business, the pathologies driving it are too obvious to ignore.…Continue reading
Washington — or Its Accountants — Finally Accept the Idea-Based…
Today, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) will put in place a set of critical changes in how it measures…Continue reading
As the Economy Improves, Give Some Credit to Globalization
The economic news and data have turned distinctly upbeat. With unemployment down, consumer confidence up, and personal debt back to…Continue reading
Why We All Have to Worry about Cyprus
With Europe's brazen mismanagement this week of the banking collapse in Cyprus, the Euro crisis moved closer to farce and,…Continue reading
Dark Thoughts on the Coming Sequester
This week’s bout over federal spending pits Tea Party militants, conservative pundits and most Republican office holders against the President,…Continue reading
The New Nihilism in the Debate over the Debt Ceiling
For decades, fiscal conservatives have used congressional debates over raising the debt limit to vent their frustrations with big government.…Continue reading