…My opinion is that the focus is currently wrong 1. as it relates to purpose of an economy and 2. by the philosophy that studies it: economics. The focus of…

…term versus longer term. And people who emphasize short-term benefits for long-term costs end up with very little in the way of economic growth and prosperity. Personally, I have never…

…to Andrew Carnegie. First, how does this period compare: Only twice before over the last century has 5 percent of the national income gone to families in the upper one-one-hundredth…

…not contain serious proposals on the disputed nuclear program, but covered history, philosophy and religion over 17 or 18 pages. A ploy? Get ready folks – the neocons running our…

Tyler Cowen cuts through a quarter of a century of free lunch Republican spin in just two sentences: Taxes already were raised when the government spending occurred. In that sense…

…Might I suggest he call the Council of Economic Advisors and request table B.79 of the Economic Report of the President? The following chart shows the debt/GDP ratio from 1981…

…then I’m relieved he was not attacking my philosophy. Update: Let’s turn the microphone over to Senator Kerry: Make America Safe, Not Divided (Excerpts of remarks by Senator John Kerry…

…economics from Stanford – expressing the view that Buckley merely implied (at best): Well, of course United Airlines says that if they do this, if they can offload this obligation,…

Stephen Moore will join The Wall Street Journal as its senior economics writer. While Kevin Drum calls this a move to lower their collective intelligence, Max Sawicky suggests this move…

…expect to meet the cohorts of Osama bin Laden, so I purchase health insurance but not Al Qaeda insurance. Does Mr. Samuelson have a different philosophy on what to insure?…