…economic growth. In the past I noted I have a few problems with it, but I thought I’d let the Romers work speak for itself as much as possible when…

…year, but investment philosophy and the percentage of stocks, bonds and cash varies widely. “All retirement funds are not equal,” said John Markese, president of the American Association of Individual…

…economy (I have a hard time with the word crisis being used, it implies suddenness, unseen), a new governing philosophy in place and we really, really, really have to broaden…

…Matthew Yglesias demonstrates (again) that he is a genius and that a degree in philosophy can be an excellent preparation for economic analysis. He considers the ban on interstate banking…

…philosophy typical of the Economic Right. In context ‘bi-partisan’ here is defined as compromise between the conservatives and the DLC/centrist wing of the Democratic Party, the concept that the New…

…my question that if their economic philosophy is so good and superior why do they have to be so dishonest in defending it. If their claims are correct, shouldn’t the…

Paul Berman in an op-ed in the NYT decribes anothe perspective on radical, modern Islamic extremists. I tried to show that radical Islamism is a modern philosophy, not just a…

…the core of many recent proposals for incremental as well as fundamental tax reform. The right answers depend in part on value judgments to which economic analysis has little to…

…post on Japan is another marker. Anyway, is it time to say whatever the stated philosophy was, the real practice has made a mess of the world-wide econonomy? No bailouts…

…go on forever. Is it the private/government great divide, or does current mainstream economics as publicly descibed simply side step or cover the issue? 3. Why is the issue described…