$4.00 Per Gallon Gas By Spring? Bye Bye Economic Recovery?
Higher gas prices in the spring could have an impact on the economy, and the election.
Does America Spend More Than Next 10 Nations Combined on Defense?
A Washington Post fact check calls this “true but false.”
Mitt Romney, Bain Capital, And The Politics Of Creative Destruction
Mitt Romney is taking heat for his role at Bain Capital. He shouldn’t.
Good News On The Jobs Front?
Some initial data released today points to the possibility of a very position jobs report tomorrow, but don’t hold your breath.
Ethanol Tax Credit Expires After Three Decades
Congress eliminates a bad subsidy, but it’s only because there’s a worse one on the books.
A Futures Market In Election Results?
Could traders soon be betting on the outcome of the Presidential elections? Should they be?
USA World’s Most Charitable Nation
The United States tops the world in giving money, volunteering time, and helping strangers.
Despite Congressional Reprieve, The Old Incandescent Light Bulb Is Still Dead
Welcome technological change, or crony capitalism?
It’s Not Debtor’s Prison, It’s Contempt Of Court
Do American courts throw people in jail for failing to pay their debts? No, they don’t.
Citizens United And The Foolish Attack On Corporate Personhood
A new set of proposed Constitutional Amendments reveals that many people still don’t understand what Citizens United was about.
Ads Pulled From Muslim-American Reality Show After Conservative Groups Complain
Conservative groups are upset because a new reality show depicts Muslim-Americans as, well, normal Americans.
Krugman’s Fear Mongering
Paul Krugman’s latest column, “Depression and Democracy,” is simply bizarre.
Does The Post Office Have A Future?
The Postal Service announced another round of service cutbacks today that are likely to just make the rapidity of its decline increase
Unemployment Rate Drops To 8.6% But Job Growth Remains Weak
Some good news in the November jobs report, but not very much of it.
Hank Paulson, The Bush Treasury Department, And Crony Capitalism
Guess who got advance warning of government actions on the eve of the 2008 financial crisis?
The Other Jobs Crisis
You’d think that in today’s world employers wouldn’t have trouble finding qualified employees. You’d be wrong.
Looking at the Causes of the Financial Crisis
Can we credibly blame the CRA, Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac, and the like for the mortgage crisis?
Things Aren’t As Bad As You Think
Despite our rather obvious problems, we’re in great shape compared to the rest of the developed world and, especially, to even our fairly recent ancestors.
Eurozone Too Big To Save?
“The debt crisis is burrowing ever deeper, like a worm, and is now reaching Germany.”
What If the ObamaCare Mandate Goes Away?
Will we wind up with a backdoor mandate? Or a single payer system?
America’s Hereditary Celebrity Class
Chelsea Clinton’s hiring as an NBC personality is another hit for the meritocracy myth.
