October 1, 2013

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

February 27, 2013

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

January 8, 2013

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

March 31, 2011

Forget about Spending and Get Serious about the Economy

Washington today, especially the Congress, has a textbook case of cognitive dissonance. A confluence of black swan developments may well…Continue reading