Elections

THE UPSIDE OF UNEMPLOYMENT Our last issue described PaineWebber’s “happiness index” for bonds, which goes up when unemployment increases. But unemployment, we’ve now learned, can prolong your life too. Our impeccable source is a new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research: “Are Recessions Good for Your Health?” by Christopher Rohm (NBER Working Paper […]

Turning power back to the states has gained wide support. But there’s a reason for national decisions: One state’s solution may aggravate another state’s problems.

One important way to judge what a presidential candidate might do if elected is to look at his record while in office-his publicly announced positions and his skill in commanding loyalty, wielding authority, and winning public support. But it is also important to look at the networks of campaign contributors, lobbyists, political organizations, and policy […]

Will Marshall and Mark Penn debate Robert L. Borosage and Stanley B. Greenberg.

Low voter participation favors conservatives. If liberals want to avoid a reprise of 1994 in 1998, they have to make turnout a top priority — and fortunately some are already hard at work.

The voters’ decision in November will determine whether the late 1990s usher in America’s “fourth Republic.”