Category Archives: Economic Strategy
Modest Progress on the Deficit Is Just What the U.S.…
One argument nearly entirely absent in the debate over the fiscal cliff issues is the effect on the economy. True,…Continue reading
The State of the Union and the Power of Technological…
President Obama made inequality a major theme of his State of the Union address last night, an unsurprising choice as…Continue reading
The Bankruptcy of Austerity Economics
Conservative conventional wisdom collided this week with a dose of economic reality, and the winner is reality. For two years,…Continue reading
Obama Channels Clinton on the Economy, But Will it Work…
In Kansas last week, President Obama laid out the economic brief for his reelection. Its substance plainly recalls the program…Continue reading
Will Europe Step Back from the Brink this Week?
On the edge and the eve of a financial market meltdown, Germany seems to now accept that the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis poses the greatest danger to the European,…Continue reading
Grading Obama and the GOP Hopefuls on their Plans for…
Last week’s GOP debate at the Reagan Library, followed the next night by the President’s address to Congress, threw into…Continue reading
For a Strong Economy, Keep Europe Afloat and Keep Americans…
The persistent sluggishness of the recovery here in the United States and in most of the world’s advanced economies should…Continue reading
The Best Advice for the President: Think Big and Move…
In good times, a President without clear economic policies may not suffer for it. But in shaky and uncertain times…Continue reading
The Cost of Playing Games with the Full Faith and…
I spent last week in Rio attending a meeting of the IMF’s advisory board for the Western Hemisphere — and…Continue reading
President Obama Wins the First Round with Paul Ryan
Yesterday’s presidential address on fiscal policy was a very striking scene. The venue was a small auditorium at George Washington…Continue reading