…projected 2004 GDP of $11,266 bn. So he lied: the deficit is significantly above “4.7% of GDP.” 2. “The deficit we’re running today… will still be less… than it was…

by Linda Beale Romer’s deficit reduction suggestions worth a read Christina Romer’s recent piece in the New York Times is worth reading. See C.D. Romer, Cutting the Deficit, with Compassion,…

by Kenneth Thomas U.S. Trade Deficit Largely Due to “Intra-Firm” Trade The vast majority of the U.S. $727 billion trade deficit in goods for 2011 is due to “intra-firm” or…

…fight expected on class-size limit — Among proposed solutions to the state’s massive budget deficit is changing a Texas law that holds most elementary school classes to no more than…

…to stop Step three by convincing people that Step four is already in the bag. So called ‘Deficit Hawks’ strongly overlap with ‘Tax Hawks’ and with ‘Military Hawks’. Moreover they…

…Five justices in that case, including Powell, were described as first amendment hawks who were wary of any portion of the federal election campaign act that could inhibit free speech…

…I am a Chait fan and Google knows — everything about me). The headline was“Ilhan Omar Accuses Israel Hawks of Allegiance to a Foreign Country” hmmm there is no distinction…

…of Bowie’s oeuvre had provided a level of patronage that’s inconceivable for a musician of Bowie’s bent today…he spent the Nineties as a free agent, jumping from label to label,…

…high cost of American health care. I begin by explaining the origin and meaning of the “single payer” label. I will then describe the two defects in S 1129 in…

…protects the public from food-borne illnesses. It issues nutritional advice and drug labeling guidelines. It polices false medical claims on packaging and in advertisements. It safeguards about one in every…