Category Archives: GOP

January 2, 2019

The Other Dark Cloud on the President’s Horizon Is a…

Even as Donald Trump struggles with the multiple investigations of his personal business and political dealing and those of his…Continue reading

October 24, 2018

The Latest Outlook on the Economy: Another Canary Swoons

For several months, I’ve written about growing signals of a possible recession perhaps 10 to 15 months from now. The…Continue reading

April 2, 2018

Asking about Citizenship Status in the 2020 Census Is Dangerous…

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross’s decision last week to “reinstate” a question on citizenship status in the 2020 decennial Census (it…Continue reading

January 16, 2018

The New Economics of Jobs Is Bad News for Working…

Many political observers still seem flummoxed by the fact that millions of working-class Americans voted for Donald Trump after supporting…Continue reading

December 7, 2017

Does Science Prove that the Modern GOP Favors the Rich?

Virtually everyone outside the Trump administration agrees that the GOP tax plans passed by the House and the Senate will…Continue reading

October 3, 2017

Blame the Economy for Widening Inequality – And Washington for…

America’s widening income inequality has become a subtext across most debates in domestic policy.  GOP plans to repeal and replace…Continue reading