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So Why Did Unemployment Fall?

…five years ago even if the Administration’s minions try to tout the current labor market as the best ever. Update: Michael Darda finds reasons not to be as disappointed as…

Rewriting the History of the Bush Tax Cuts

…that. Josh Marshall notes that Mehlman now has “twice the lying power” and Crooks and Liars provides us with the videotape. It would seem that Michael Darda has joined other…

Will Bernanke Be Too Hard on Inflation?

…adverse and pursue tight monetary policies. For example, Michael Mandel asks “Will Bernanke’s Appointment Hurt Innovation and Technology?” But check out the comment section for what Dr. Lingle said. Then…

Economic Security: A Couple of Good Op-eds

…these issues that have been provided by Mark Thoma. Alas, the National Review had to run a weak attempt to rebut Mr. Cohn from Michael Cannon: Which would you rather…

Tyler Cowen Asks if Savings are Overrated

Tyler Cowen poses the latest from Michael Mandel as a question to his class as well as to the rest of us: So what would be the payoff from all…

Redefining ‘Conservative’

…the media analysis brought together in Froomkin’s column today: Mr. Big Government Michael Tackett writes in the Chicago Tribune about what he calls Bush’s “act of political contortion” last night….