Tag Archives: Robert J. Shapiro
How the Housing Crisis Can Change National Attitudes
The Great Depression deeply affected the attitudes of the generation that came of age in the 1920s and 1930s. For…Continue reading
Treasury’s New Program Mixes Sound Economics and Wishful Thinking
The administration’s new program to wring the toxic assets out of the banking system is a huge bet, which, like…Continue reading
The Denial and Anger Inside GOP Economic Policy
The leaders of the Republican Party, reeling from their painful string of defeats, seem stuck in two of the classic…Continue reading
The Economic Logic in the President’s Speech to Congress
President Obama superb address Tuesday night had an underlying, unifying logic which some may have missed, but which hopefully readers…Continue reading
Where the Administration’s Plan for the Housing Crisis Could Fall…
The President today announced a plan to cut foreclosures and reboot new mortgage financings, at least when the economy shows…Continue reading
The Impact of the Great Recession on Trade
The new trade data out today show, unhappily, that the surest way to drive down our trade deficit is a…Continue reading
Shedding Light on the Stimulus Package
While the chorus of complaints about President Obama’s spending and tax package was dispiritingly predictable, the post-partisan surprise is that…Continue reading
President Obama Begins to Take on Climate Change
Within one week of taking office, President Obama has dispelled any doubts on whether he’s serious about tackling climate change.…Continue reading
A Serious Thought or Two on the Inauguration, from Halfway…
I'd rather be spending this week in Washington celebrating with friends and my country the politically and spiritually invigorating elevation…Continue reading
How to Find a “Free†$420 Billion to Stimulate the…
President-elect Obama says he’ll consider any good idea to address our accelerating economic decline and help stabilize the financial system.…Continue reading