Category Archives: Income Inequality

December 12, 2023

Why Biden’s Good Economic News Hasn’t Helped Him Politically —…

Americans’ negative views about President Joe Biden’s stewardship of the economy may be the biggest challenge to his reelection. Despite…Continue reading

May 23, 2023

Why Don’t Americans Recognize that Inflation is Down and Incomes…

My late boss, Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, a sage and successful politician, once told me that in politics, “If you…Continue reading

April 11, 2023

The Senate Is Even More Anti-Democratic Than You Think

Donald Trump’s efforts to dominate American democracy may seem sui generis.  Certainly, no other president has dismissed the results of…Continue reading

October 20, 2022

C’mon, Democrats, Tout Your Economic Record: It’s a Very Good…

Drawing on the fact-free politics of Donald Trump, Republicans are selling the meme that Americans are much worse off economically…Continue reading

August 22, 2022

Yes, Americans Are Better Off Under Biden

Ronald Reagan closed his presidential debate with Jimmy Carter in October 1980 urging Americans to ask if they were better…Continue reading

July 21, 2022

The Case for Bill Clinton’s Economic Record

How do you argue with success?  One answer is, become a Democrat. Joe Biden learned this lesson recently when many…Continue reading

February 23, 2022

Conventional Wisdom is Wrong: Americans Are Better Off Even AFTER…

According to conventional wisdom, inflation has left most Americans poorer. It’s an odd view, given that the number of people…Continue reading

June 27, 2021

Post-Pandemic, a Strong Expansion Needs Less Personal Saving or More…

For two generations, economists and other custodians of financial propriety have chastised Americans for not saving enough. Getting the public…Continue reading

March 24, 2021

$900 Billion in COVID Spending for Everyone Is Just What…

Both progressives and conservatives criticized the three major COVID-19 relief laws enacted over the last 12 months for giving away…Continue reading

January 31, 2021

Biden Opts for Growth and Equity While Republicans Whine

Congressional Republicans who eagerly supported massive increases in the budget deficit under Donald Trump have been quick to resuscitate their…Continue reading