American economist, advisor to US President Obama
Noah Rothman writes for National Review Online about reactions to Vice President Kamala Harris’ price-gouging proposal. When it comes to the scourge of “price-gouging,” Kamala Harris is on an island.…
Susan Crabtree writes for Real Clear Politics about one group that’s bound to feel a negative impact from high gas prices. Gasoline prices statewide surged 19 cents in one week…
Robert Verbruggen of National Review Online pans proposals for the federal government to forgive student loan debt. Some on the left, perhaps most prominently senators Chuck Schumer and Elizabeth Warren,…
Matthew Continetti writes at the Washington Free Beacon about one unwelcome change associated with a Joe Biden administration. Barack Obama had a nickname for the highly credentialed economists who surrounded…
There’s been lot’s of speculation about whether recovery from the COVID-19 resession will be rapid or slow. Recessions with rapid recoveries are often called “V-shaped,” and this chart released by…
Michael Barone argues in the New York Post that President Trump appears to be following through on candidate Donald Trump’s promises for the American economy. Is President Trump fulfilling candidate…
Deirdre McCloskey (no) and Jason Furman (yes) will be debating at economist.com over the next week whether capitalism is rigged. Furman opens with a claim about how powerful interests help…
Occupational licensing restrictions, essentially a tax on jobs are clearly a problem in NC as regular readers of this blog have learned here and here and here. Although NC has…
View in your browser. Two weeks ago I linked to a post by John Cochrane in which he warns that: The burgeoning regulatory state poses a new threat to our…
At Forbes.com, economist John Goodman reviews a new book about the making of the Affordable Care Act. The book is Stephen Brill’s America’s Bitter Pill: Money, Politics, Backroom Deals and the Fight…
John Goodman, president and CEO of the National Center for Policy Analysis, explains the essential elements to a sound Obamacare alternative: The proposal I suggest would achieve four remarkable things:…
John Goodman of the National Center for Policy Analysis unveils for National Review Online readers an alternative to Obamacare that claims to combine the best elements of reform proposals from…