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I am surprised at how bitter I have become about the Obama administration's failings and its continued popularity, especially among peop...

These were written in response to a letter which began: Thank you for contacting me regarding the recent passage of an increase in the Uni...

Or perhaps "New Capitalism." This was the name we came up with at the end of Thursday night's Virtually Speaking. Jay and...

That's my reaction to the speech yesterday. There's at most 10% of the needed stimulus, and plans for five times as many cuts. Bu...

I'm not sure how much of a future the Tea Party Republicans have; their approval ratings are incredibly low. It may be they will just s...

Prof. Tim Burke of Swarthmore draws really interesting comparisons between Barack Obama and James Buchanan, the US President just before Lin...

We've had an extraordinary sell-off in the global securities markets. Everyone is down. As I wrote over on Jared Bernstein's blog,...