Tag Archives: Robert Shapiro

September 20, 2011

Protectionism Remains a Danger to Economic Recovery

Tough times almost always raise the pressure for trade protection, and the current global economic troubles are no exception. President…Continue reading

August 29, 2011

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

April 7, 2011

Why Big Banks Want Americans to Pay More for Everything

Once again, the nation’s big banks are working hard to have their own way with some of the most consequential…Continue reading

December 8, 2010

Taxes and the Art of the Possible

Barack Obama exhibited this week what Machiavelli called the essential quality of a successful statesman, “virtu,” or the capacity to…Continue reading

April 14, 2010

A New Progressive Economic Strategy, Part 2: Spending Reforms

You don’t have to be a Nobel economist to see that the United States needs a serious, new economic approach…Continue reading

July 15, 2009

Politicians Who Ignore the Problem with Jobs May End Up…

While public debate about jobs usually focuses on the unemployment rate, what matters more are the changes in the number…Continue reading

July 9, 2009

The Lessons of LBJ and Robert McNamara for Barack Obama

Robert McNamara died this week, but his life holds lessons for Barack Obama’s presidency. Arguably the leading light of JFK’s…Continue reading

June 17, 2009

Choices in Universal Health Care

Beijing, China — As the health care debate in Washington begins in earnest, a quick trip around the world over…Continue reading

May 28, 2009

In the Debates over Economic Policy — and the Sotomayor…

President Obama’s nomination of Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court hasn’t triggered a conservative firestorm; and like the dog that…Continue reading

April 16, 2009

How the Housing Crisis Can Change National Attitudes

The Great Depression deeply affected the attitudes of the generation that came of age in the 1920s and 1930s. For…Continue reading