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The Real Crisis Here Isn’t Over the Budget or the…
The United States, everyone seems to agree, faces an economic crisis, though its character depends on who raises the alarm. …Continue reading
Globalization 2.0 and the Rise of the Rest
International economic conferences like the one I attended in Rio a few weeks ago can be a little tedious, when…Continue reading
The FCC Gets It Right on Net Neutrality
Here are a few thoughts on the breaking news from the FCC on net neutrality, a matter I’ve written about…Continue reading
Are We Better Off Now than We Were Two Years…
To borrow a construction from the Sherlock Holmes mysteries, there’s a dog that hasn’t barked in this election. In a…Continue reading
The New Fight over Access to Higher Education
As President Obama focuses this week on education, it seems an appropriate time to examine recent criticisms of the fastest-growing…Continue reading
Who’s Really to Blame for High Unemployment, and What to…
An economic slowdown is now here – one we repeatedly cautioned would come – so even the Federal Reserve is…Continue reading
Rebuilding a National Consensus for Economic Reform
The Washington politics around America’s economic policies has become dysfunctional. In Barack Obama’s first 18 months, the broad support for…Continue reading
Jobless Benefits, Deficits, and the Art of Washington Compromise
The President will sign another $34 billion extension of unemployment benefits this week, and this is only the beginning of…Continue reading
The Economy is Slowing Down – Alas, Much as We…
Recent polls have left most Democrats discouraged, even if the loss of public confidence reflects economic weaknesses largely beyond their…Continue reading
Multinational Companies and Job Creation: How the Boeing-Airbus Rivalry Matters
With joblessness still unmoved by our historically easy fiscal and monetary policies, the political chatter is full of charges that…Continue reading