Outside the Beltway

The world is likely to get worse before it gets better.

According to Paul Krugman, what the American economy needs is for a bunch of space aliens to invade us.

If we cannot adequately diagnose our problems it will be even harder to fix them.

Watching the news and reading the op-eds makes it clear: America is doomed.

The agenda of the Tea Party movement doesn’t necessarily coincide with what voters say they want from Washington.

One year ago, Timothy Geithner said them things about the economy he probably wishes he could take back right now.

Once again, the debt ceiling deal is raising questions about the President’s leadership.

Another round of economic statistics raises questions about the health of the economy.

And you thought the bad economic news was over.

Economic figures released today demonstrate clearly why the irresponsible talk surrounding the debt ceiling must end.

Christine Lagarde believes the impact could be large and global.

The House Republicans are functionally insane.

One of the GOP’s staunchest media allies isn’t too impressed with their Balanced Budget Amendment.

It isn’t just President Obama who should be worried about the economy next year.

President Obama has walked out of negotiations on the debt ceiling with an agreement is nowhere in sight.

While unemployment remains stubbornly high, Washington is spending its time fighting over the budget deficit

The White House would really appreciate it if you didn’t pay attention to all that bad economic news.

There’s apparently a new proposal on the table at the debt negotiations, and it looks very interesting.

What exactly is the GOP trying to accomplish in the debt ceiling negotiations?

More slow economic growth, the L-shaped recession.

We might be looking at a potential fiscal crisis.

Pawlenty proposes the “Google test.”

Tim Pawlenty’s new fiscal plan isn’t very grounded in reality.

Despite what appear to be the fond hope of European central bankers that it will just all go away, something needs to be done. But what?

A profile of George Mason economist and blogger Tyler Cowen offers this amusing description: “Cowen, 49, has round features, a hesitant posture, and an unconcerned haircut.”

For the most part, April’s jobs report was good news.

Will days of strong economic growth ever return? And what happens if they don’t?

Obama’s main politics are hardly as leftist as many make them out to be. Indeed, much of them could have fit well in the the GOP of 1990s and early 2000s.

The new CBS/NYT poll is out and the numbers are not exactly happy, no matter whom you support.

President Obama is vulnerable, but he’s facing a GOP field that is underwhelming even for Republicans.

Tax compliance employs more workers than Wal-Mart, UPS, McDonalds, IBM, and Citigroup — combined.

Francis Fukuyama: “In the developed world, we take the existence of government so much for granted that we sometimes forget how difficult it was to create.”

President Obama’s budget speech was light on specifics, but that’s because it was really the opening salvo of the 2012 campaign.

A new study suggests that increases in the price of gasoline have very little impact on consumer behavior. If that’s true, it has serious implications for energy policy.

People and businesses are sitting on cash out of fear, creating a vicious cycle.

Speaking before Congress yesterday, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke debunked the assertion that the GOP’s relatively modest $61 billion spending cut package would significantly harm economic growth.

The Social Security “trust fund” may actually be worse than worthless.

The continuing chaos in Libya could have a serious impact on the U.S. economy, especially if it spreads to other oil producing nations.

President Obama’s new budget involves nothing less than a thumb in the eye of anyone who hoped he would seriously address federal spending in his first term.

Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels made quite an impression last night at CPAC