Republicans have every reason to harm the economy between now and November.
Budget
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Austerity Experiment
Was cutting back the wrong cure? Or did Greece fail to follow the recipe?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
In Texas, Incumbents Suffer for Not Being Extreme Enough
Even after unprecedented slashes to last year’s budget, Texas politicians are being punished for seeming “too moderate.”
Posted inEducation in America
Will Texas Voters Care About Billions in Education Cuts?
Last session, state legislators left public schools without $5.4 billion in funding. Tuesday, we find out just how much voters cared.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Cost of the Debt-Ceiling Fight
Economists show the political fight stalled the fledging recovery.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
No Taxmageddon Solution Before November
It’s in neither party’s interest to cut a deal now
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Unorthodoxies
Could Israel’s new coalition get the ultra-Orthodox to go to work? Not by Netanyahu’s methods.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
A New Kind of Gold Standard?
The Missouri House gives preliminary support for a bill to designate gold and silver coins as legal tender. And it’s hardly the only state considering such legislation.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Does Congress Even Need to Pass a Budget?
The last time the U.S. passed a real budget was in 1997. Does this mean we don’t need one?