…kinds of so-called “free-market” policies that Worstall espouses, a point made particularly well by Dani Rodrik. And in the spirit in which Worstall granted my claims for the sake of…

…(usnews.com). I’m not completely taken with this piece. He pretty much skirts the fact that Bush I and Clinton policies embodied exactly the responsible Keynesianism that he recommends (as do…

…on the divide between rich and poor is the best way to focus on the economy these days. We are so busy redistributing upwards through tax and fiscal policies that…

…him seriously as it is to pretend that folks like Hubbard and Hassett don’t have a long history of promoting very damaging policies, and doubling down when those policies blew…

…fiscal policies that are extraordinarily favorable to the rich was little influenced by the Great Recession. Here’re the two telling graphs from the article. Johnston notes that the story in…

…much discussed in light of the severe contraction that began in December 2007 .. and the policies implemented to correct course and restore growth. As of early 2012, the economic…

…policies, essentially since Reagan, that favor the rich–from deregulation to relaxation of anti-trust to reduction in tax burdens to privatization to deunionization. To add further rich-friendly policies to our tax…

…increases at the top and inequality becomes the defining characteristic of this society, opportunity for all is threatened as is democracy itself. Tax policies that could serve as a deterrent…

…1940 was due to the bounce-back in the economy. They also tell us that the economy would have recovered much more quickly if FDR had not followed socialist policies. 8….

…engage in massive quantities of redistribution. Not one. For me, this raises the conundrum: If policies eschewing such redistribution are so economically efficient — as claimed by libertarians/conservatives/Republicans/neoclassical economists —…