Outside the Beltway

Paul Krugman seems to believe that something like the bubble economy we enjoyed until it burst in 2008 could be had again if only our leaders were sufficiently bold.

The U.S. War in Afghanistan sounds disturbingly similar to the Soviet one.

One provision of the President’s jobs bill would give an ill-advised right to the unemployed.

Top Democrats are starting to voice public concerns about 2012.

Not surprisingly, there was very little about the President’s jobs speech to write home about.

America is discovering that throwing money at an industry in the hope it will create jobs doesn’t work.

Environmentalists are upset by President Obama’s decision to abandon stringent new smog regulations, but he made the right decision.

Another bad report from the Labor Department.

The White House is still smarting over the fact that they got burned by John Boehner, again.

Do the less attractive deserve legal protection? One University Of Texas Profess thinks so.

Repeating the “destruction creates wealth” fallacy every time there’s a natural disaster doesn’t make it any less of a fallacy.

Ben Bernanke didn’t offer many clues in his speech today, but one wonders if he really has any tricks left up his sleeve.

He’s been out of office for more than two years, but George W. Bush is still being blamed for the state of the economy.

What’s the bottom line in the Texas jobs discussion?

Social Security is like a Ponzi scheme in one way but not in other, more important ones.

More on Texas and jobs.

Taking an initial look into the Texas economy.

Rick Perry may be much less than meets the eye.

So, you want a career in foreign policy field and are weighing your options….

There is little to cheer in the jobs report released by the Labor Department today.

Harvard economist Kenneth Rogoff says we’re undergoing much more than a mere recession.

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

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

Now that America’s political leadership have probably averted a self-inflicted global economic calamity, it’s time to assess the winners and losers.

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.

To save the world economy and themselves Germany and China must change course.

The idea that we can avoid the consequences of failing to raise the debt ceiling is patently absurd.

Judging by the June jobs report, there’s no economic recovery coming in the near future.

Illegal immigration from Mexico is down substantially, and it has nothing to do with all those anti-immigration laws.

President Obama smiled as he signed the 2009 stimulus into law, but the results aren’t anything to smile about.

More people are chasing careers in film than there are careers in film. And not just in front of the camera.

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

CA’s budget battles continue.

US News editor-in-chief Mort Zuckerman explains “Why the Jobs Situation Is Worse Than It Looks.”

An important employment law decision today from the Supreme Court.

Mitt Romney told a group of unemployed Florida voters that he was unemployed, too! It’s being touted as a gaffe on Twitter but appears to be a joke.

More slow economic growth, the L-shaped recession.

Your major matters. But not as much as simply having a degree.

President Obama comfortably leads all Republicans but one.

One law school grad seems to think the solution to her employment problems is to sue her law school.

After several months where it seemed like things were turning around, the May jobs report was depressingly bad.

President Obama has issued a Proclamation designating June 2011 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month. I call upon the people of the United States to eliminate prejudice everywhere it exists, and to celebrate the great diversity of the American people.”