Tag Archives: Robert J. Shapiro

October 13, 2009

Who Really Will Pay for Goldman Sachs’ $23 Billion in…

It was an auspicious week for the touchy issues surrounding executive pay. One after another, President Obama’s pay czar, Kenneth…Continue reading

September 30, 2009

The Latest Attack on the Census is an Attack on…

The latest fight over the Decennial Census is part of a 30 years’ war over efforts to count everyone in…Continue reading

September 23, 2009

Message to World at the G-20 Summit: Don’t Depend on…

This week’s U.N. General Assembly and the countless, private discussions between presidents, premiers and prime ministers will range from climate…Continue reading

September 1, 2009

The Potential Cost of Political Paralysis: The Lesson of Japan

A political earthquake hit Japan this week, one which could hold important lessons for America’s current political stalemates. After a…Continue reading

August 6, 2009

Why, Yes, We Do Have to Regulate Some Executive Pay

The House of Representatives has committed some fumbles this year, but the legislation passed last week to regulate executive compensation…Continue reading

July 22, 2009

Noticing and Solving the Problem with Jobs and Wages

America’s vaunted job-creating machine has been breaking down, and the administration is finally noticing. It was in 2003 when I…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

May 13, 2009

The Courage and Cunning of the Administration’s Health Care Plans…

The administration’s new health care initiative has the distinctive “yes, but” quality of the Obama banking and housing plans: The…Continue reading

April 28, 2009

Administration Out on a Limb for GM — and for…

As Churchill famously said of democracy, the administration’s new plans for General Motors are a dismal idea, except for all…Continue reading

April 22, 2009

The Political Challenges We Face To Preserve the Earth

It’s Earth Day as I write this, and the challenges to preserve the Earth as we know it are momentous…Continue reading