…in the euphemistically labeled “business cycle” Honey’s response would be: “But I don’t know where else we can cut!” Of course to the conservative there is always something that money…

…at this very moment. It really makes a fellow wonder: given all the (sensible) talk about ending the mortgage interest deduction for homeowners, why we aren’t hearing a similar quantity…

…question—to cross-examine—each other. How, then, is it a good idea to have a format in which the moderator just says, “Your turn to talk about your plan on taxes, Mr….

…military (notice the echos of Bush’s Iraq-war buildup in the talk about being tough on Iran and extraordinarily friendly to Israel coming from the campaign). Of course, this program of…

…a guy who likes historical fact. They understand that today’s so-called “conservatives” are anything but conservative. I could talk economics and politics with them over drinks without wanting to shoot…

…of national accounting), that Y means nominal GDP. Saturos sez: Talk to any Keynesian and you’ll find that they’re far more inclined to interpret Y = C + I +…

Note: This post originally appeared, in slightly different form, at the author’s personal blog, Diogenes of Brooklyn. It appears here with that blogger’s kind permission. He does talk in the…

by Dale Coberly Social Security…Hearts and Minds Tom Margenau wrote an essay about the payroll tax holiday in The National Memo Is Your Tax Holiday Gift A Lump of Coal?…

…undermine the Fed’s long-standing commitment to price stability.” Stimulate bank lending by putting a tax on excess reserves, hoping that banks will the lend out the money if the have…

…that and that he was really referencing WJC.) He then goes on to talk about “Juan Valdez” and the Colombian coffee industry. I cannot tell if the audience is too…