Outside the Beltway

There are signs out there that people are becoming some what more optimistic about the outlook for the economy.

My latest for The Atlantic continues the debate over work-life balance spawned by Anne-Marie Slaughter’s cover story “Why Women Still Can’t Have it All.”

As gas prices fall, the politics of fuel prices are changing.

Does talent spawn growth? Or does growth attract talent?

Men who graduate elite universities earn an additional $107,000 lifetime. It costs $234,440 to get a Yale degree.

I’ve joined The Atlantic’s debate over a thought-provoking cover story by Anne-Marie Slaughter.

More evidence of the extent to which Members of Congress have profited from the inside information they receive.

Americans should be thankful when our presidents take time off.

The President’s comment that the private sector is “doing fine” continues to be a topic of discussion.

Are infrastructure projects the key to turning around the economy? Not really.

The President seems to think the private sector is doing fine. He couldn’t possibly be more wrong.

The arguments behind the Paycheck Fairness Act do not hold up to scrutiny.

Why isn’t the American middle class and working class angrier at the 1 percent?

Health care is eating up 10 percent of the Pentagon’s budget and rising fast.

Washington has become the first state in decades to privatize its state-run liquor stores. They’ve coupled this with onerous fees on private distributors.

Another sign this morning that the economic has been slowing, and may be contracting.

In, “Squeezing out the doctor,” The Economist looks at the future of medicine and sees a declining role for physicians.

A spate of bad economic news foretells a shift in the campaign for President.

Mitt Romney thinks prospective Presidents should be required to have business experience.

There may be only one solution to saving the Euro.

It’s another bad jobs report for May, and time once again to wonder how much slower this economy can get.

The Virginia Department of Transportation is seeking to raise money for toll roads through a user tax on their best customers.

The economic statistics aren’t pointing in a very optimistic direction.

Mark Zuckerberg left at least two Italian restaurants without tipping. Apparently, he read his guide books.

Contrary to what you’re hearing, the Facebook I.P.O. was a huge success.

The City of Detroit appears ready to abandon vast sections of itself to the metaphorical jungle.

Does the fizzled out Facebook IPO tell us anything about the state of the economy? Not really.

It was supposed to be the return of the heady days of the great Tech Industry IPOs. But, things didn’t quite go as planned.

Ilya Shapiro asks, “If luxury stadiums were hugely profitable, why would the savvy businessmen who own the teams let the politicians in on the windfall?”

Yesterday, Cory Booker committed the rookie mistake of saying what was on his mind.

The private office is quickly becoming a relic, despite the loss of morale and productivity that comes from open floorplans.

Here’s why nobody in Washington will allow the Bush Tax Cuts to expire.

Eduardo Saverin has become a political whipping boy.

Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin denies that his motivation for renouncing his US citizenship was tax avoidance.

An object lesson in the problems with our intellectual property laws

The Oval Office is nothing like a corporate boardroom.