Tag Archives: economy

Too Dumb To Write Columns For TIME?

In the course of calling Americans stupid, merely because many Americans have a political opinion different from his, Joe Klein makes clear that he does not comprehend what the purpose of “stimulus” is. And it only takes the first paragraph for him to make his ignorance clear:

On Deficit Reduction

The President is creating an independent commission that might help force the government to take important and necessary deficit reduction measures. That is the good news ; assuming, of course, that one is not tired of deficit reduction commissions, and other types of commissions that are designed more to bury problems than solve them.

The Trials Of Ben Bernanke

Having gone from a sure renomination, to a doubtful one, Ben Bernanke’s fate ought to be attracting a great deal of attention in punditland.

Quote Of The Day (Part Deux)

“Can we please stop taking recession-fighting advice from Paul Krugman? Really. Any day now.”

The Obama Administration Goes Populist

I guess that it should come as no surprise, in the aftermath of the election in Massachusetts, that the Obama Administration’s message should turn into “bankers are BAD!”

Remember When Democrats Were A PRO-Trade Party?

Boy, those were the days.

The Misdiagnoses Of Ezra Klein

Discussed in hilariously devastating detail.

Comparing America To Europe

There really is no comparison.

Outsourcing Blog Posts

Thank Heavens for the division of labor.

What Krugman Didn’t See . . .

Or, perhaps, what he saw, and chose to ignore.

Common Sense On The Trade Deficit

Courtesy of Dan Ikenson.

Greg Mankiw Reads Paul Krugman So That The Rest Of Us Don’t Have To

Gee, I wonder why Krugman left out the issue of per capita income in his column.

- March 17, 2010 -

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