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…to). What does it all mean? Most incoming governments have pushed a reform agenda and have been badly mauled for doing so. The reform window is in the process of…

reform. I doubt the reform has even dented the rate of growth. There’s only one way to reduce equilibrium quantity when supply is infinitely elastic – reduce demand. So to…

Paul Krugman Retracts a Key Part of Last Friday’s ‘Sanders Over the Edge’ Op-ed: That Sanders, rather than the New York Daily News editorial board members, don’t know what Dodd-Frank authorizes the federal government to do concerning ‘systemically important’ (a.k.a., too-big-to-fail) financial institutions. Good for him.

…that firms will be bailed out. Back in 2012 Mitt Romney described this part of reform as “a kiss that’s been given to New York banks” (they never miss an…

Welfare Reform Horror in Mississippi

Bryce Covert and Josh Israel report Last year, 11,717 low-income residents of Mississippi applied to get a meager government benefit to help them make ends meet. The state’s welfare program,…