My title is “chief economist,” not “chief political scientist.” I walked away from a career teaching political science—more modestly referred to as “politics” by my then employer—29 years ago this…
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Posted in Investing
Tagged European Union, investing, policy, politics, U.S. economy
Ruling on grounds I don’t think many of us expected, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a piece of legislation that’s known either as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or “Obamacare,”…
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Posted in U.S. Policy & Politics
Tagged healthcare, U.S. economy, U.S. policy
Given the results of the Greek election this past weekend, it seemed that bond vigilantes were on the run. And after greater consideration, I started to imagine what the King…
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Posted in Global Economy
Tagged bonds, Europe debt crisis, Greece, U.S. economy
Sitting in his large office suite on the top floor of the Federal Reserve Building on 20th Street and Constitution Avenue, Chairman Bernanke was dreading the morning of June 1. Coming…
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Posted in U.S. Policy & Politics
Tagged Bernanke, Fed, U.S. economy
I believe the structural issues with the U.S. economy are getting resolved. Trees are falling in the forest, but what is sad, and mind-bogglingly frustrating, is there is nobody around…
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Posted in U.S. Policy & Politics
Tagged gasoline, housing, oil, U.S. economy, U.S. manufacturing