Dan here….Somehow this makes sense: “Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.” – John Steinbeck…

…Ronald I. McKinnon Stanford University Joshua Rosner Graham Fisher & Co., Inc. Dan Senor Council on Foreign Relations Co-Author, Start-Up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle Amity Shlaes Council…

by Robert Waldmann Dreadful Plumbing with Downward Nominal Rigidity Dreadful plumbing with downward nominal rigidity This is a legible version (thanks Dan) of this post. This is the pointless math…

…This is a bare, uncontestable fact. (Though conservatives do try…) (Update…Dan here…see Steve Randy Waldman at Interfluidity on this topic) The most immediate and obvious (but not inevitable) conclusion from…

…each other, then into ourselves And we say without shyness or apology or hesitation – Peace. Peace my brothers. Peace my sisters. Peace my soul. (Dan here…lightly edited for readability)…

…first post by CRFB is a direct response to Dale Coberly’s post Setting the record straight on Social Security. The following posts and topical threads are in the works. Dan…

Dan here . . . this post is a direct response to Dale Coberly’s post. Both posts are long and complicated, so I and Marc expect further posts to tackle…

…’72 to ’95, republican there after): it’s been good for the patients whom the drug industry represents Dan Burton and Walter Jones, republicans were against it, for to them it…

…by CRFB As we continue to debate how to best strengthening social security, we’d first like to thank Dale Coberly, Dan Crawford, and others at Angry Bear for agreeing to…

…to pile on. Associate Professor of Political Science at George Washington University, John Sides, attempts to rebut Dan Balz’s fine analysis yesterday that the Republican Party has an uphill battle…