…calendar quarter of each president’s inauguration is allotted to the previous administration. I’ve labeled the quadrants as follows, and indicated the frequency of data points populating each quadrant. Here are…

…He claimed that the economic collapse began three years ago, immediately after Obama’s inauguration, rather than during the Bush administration. Or that the severe economic downturn, which began in late…

…Eurozone has the real interest rate we need. But the Eurozone suffered a severe recession, currently has extremely high unemployment and appears to be headed for a second dip. I…

…might have slowed the growth of vehicle ownership, but they did not cause a decline. Even the severe recession of 1958 only caused a flat spot on the curve. This…

…of having received any U.S. military decoration or medal and which provides for a more severe penalty for falsely claiming to have been awarded the Medal of Honor than any…

…severe than Obama and most mainstream economists recognized at the time, and so the tax revenues have been correspondingly lower than anticipated. I thought of mentioning this in my post…

…The decline in the male participation has been more severe since the great recession but it is not a new trend. Much of the decline in male participation was the…

…on the 2010 census, nor is it purely demographics, nor is it Obamanomics. The reason is severe and sustained fundamental economic weakness, coupled with existing purposely-distorted definitions of what constitutes…

…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…

…be unambiguously judged right or wrong, and adequately punished. There is no punishment, however severe, that can adequately balance the potential harm done by one man or a small group…