…past seven years about several aspects of the U.S. economy, particularly economic growth and the stock market. Majorities of Americans expect both indicators of economic health to go up this…

PGL at Econospeak begins an analysis of the economists and economics of election promises of Romney’s economic ‘plan?’: Jon Ward reports that Glenn Hubbard, Greg Mankiw, and John Taylor joined…

…less an adult, we’ve had the greatest period of economic prosperity, economic growth in history. We have succeeded beyond our wildest dreams…And what has happened? Have we solved our problems?…

…contact all along. Finally, there just isn’t any economics thinking of any sort in Abby’s nighttime ruminations.  She is steeped in rhetoric, its history and current relationship to philosophy and…

Just some economic and political history . . . An October 15, 2008, article in The Washington Post analyzing the origins of the economic crisis claims Greenspan vehemently opposed any regulation of derivatives,…

…problem is that, given high levels of inequality, very strong economic performance is required to match the levels of economic security and social services delivered under social democracy even with…

One Salient Oversight sends some thoughts from down under on recycling labels: Think of the common labels thrown out against political opponents these days. What sort of political thinking would…

…Tom Hungerford,Taxes and the Economy: An economic analysis of top tax rates since 1945 (CRS, Sept. 14, 2012). Advocates of lower tax rates argue that reduced rates would increase economic…

…economic trough to economic peak comparison that tends to overstate growth just as the comparison from the early 1980s to 1990 appears to be above average when it is really…

…and 18th centuries; our Declaration of Independence and Constitution of the 18th.   A world so different from now.  “How should it be?” today in a 21st century America?  A…