Another round of GDP growth figures are out, and they show that the U.S. economy continues to grow far slower than necessary to sustain job growth. Is this a temporary problem, or something we can expect to live with for the foreseeable future?
A call for ideological purity in the Democratic Party in today’s New York Times demonstrates that Democrats can be just as foolish as Republicans.
Remember that $400 tax cut President Obama gave you? Neither do 90 percent of Americans.
The coalition of voters that propelled Barack Obama to an historic victory in 2008 is seemingly falling apart, and the President is reacting by blaming the voters.
“Those who doubt that the failings of higher education in America have political consequences need only reflect on the quality of progressive commentary on the tea party movement.”
Dow closes above 11,000 for first time since May after a decline in jobs boosts hopes of stimulus measures from the Fed.
Support for the Tea Party is at record levels but that movement does not have a coherent policy platform. Can the energy be harnessed to good use?
Vice-President Biden has a message for the Democratic base — stop complaining and just support us already.
Paul Krugman says there’s zero evidence for structural causes for unemployment. It’s just a demand problem. How do we spark demand, then?
In 1994, it was the Contract With America. In 2010, it’s the Pledge To America. But does it really mean anything regardless of what it’s called ?
One Republican analyst thinks that President Obama could learn a few leadership lessons from Vito and Michael Corleone. In order to do that, though, the President would need to stop acting like the weakest of the Corleone brothers.
David Brooks blames our economic woes on a change from a culture that valued productive work to one of gentility. And Bill Cosby.
Facing a difficult economy and a very bad November, the Obama administration is considering a tax cut proposal to spur hiring.
FOX reports that the entire combat phase of the Iraq War will cost less than President Obama’s stimulus. That’s not a useful comparison.
The Fed chair, seemingly oblivious to the fact things are pretty bad already, promises to do something if the economy falters. But he’s about out of arrows in his quiver.
House Minority John Boehner is getting a lot of attention for calling for mass firings at the White House. The real news, though, is that his speech is shifting the focus of the political conversation back to the economy. Which is just what the GOP needs.
Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels is superbly qualified for the presidency. But our system virtually assures that he won’t be a serious contender for the job.
A year ago, President Obama was emphatically against raising taxes during the recession — even on the rich.
The White House seems to be getting annoyed at the criticism coming it’s way from the left.
Council of Economic Advisors chair Christina Romer becomes the latest senior official to leave the Obama White House.
The Democrats are pulling a trick from the Reagan playbook for the fall campaign. They might want to rethink that.
Democrats have not figured out how to use President Obama during the upcoming Mid-Term campaign, if at all.
The median duration of unemployment is at levels not seen in decades. What do we do about it?
While political junkies dissect every vote and utterance, most Americans vote based on their gut sense of how the economy is doing.
Vice-President Biden glances into the future and sees a relatively good year for Democrats. Is he right ?
Reports of Barack Obama’s political death are greatly exaggerated and wildly premature.
How do President Obama’s accomplishments stack up from a liberal standpoint?
Nobody can really say whether the stimulus worked — or even define “worked” — but that doesn’t stop them from issuing pronouncements.
American businesses are sitting on a big pile of cash, and giving no indication that they have any intention of spending it any time soon.
You’ve probably seen a lot of these signs popping up lately.
President Obama was shocked –SHOCKED! — to learn that bureaucracy and contracting hassles delay construction projects.
President Obama’s powers of persuasion were severely lacking at the G-20 Summit this weekend.
The European drive — led by Germany, naturally — to tighten spending to get their fiscal house in order and the Obama administration’s insistence on Keynesian stimulus will make for tense negotiations at the G20 Summit.
The real estate market is returning to normal after being artificially stimulated by a tax credit.
