Private vs. Public Employment
We hear a good deal lately about how state and local governments, thanks to balanced-budget requirements, are slashing the number of workers they have, thus exacerbating the recession recovery. The...
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Europe had a momentous election yesterday. But it wasn’t in Greece. It was in France.Greeks narrowly chose the “pro-bailout” party, the headlines trumpet. But that’s no surprise. The Greek public has...
View ArticleAmateur Status
Americans for Tax Reform’s Hugh Johnson deserves the gold for the press coverage he’s gotten for his Olympics medals post.Johnson noted that athletes must pay regular income taxes on the cash that...
View Article'We Build It Together'
The problem with Elizabeth Warren’s discussion of infrastructure investment on Wednesday night was one of tone and framing. On investing in roads, bridges, and the like, she sounded a campfire call:...
View ArticleRe: Is Obama Being Carterized?
That might work if Obama had something that Carter had: a powerful opponent who wasn’t afraid to present a grand vision for the country. There’s another problem with this approach, too. In the Carter...
View ArticleA Fresh Start
Why doesn’t Romney forget the past two weeks (he’s not going to make it better no matter what he says), and go out there and make a speech saying that he’ll do what Obama didn’t do (much of), and...
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Why Romney Needs to Talk about Bailouts
The most interesting thing about the video of Mitt Romney speaking at a May fundraiser has nothing to do with “the 47 percent.” Rather, it’s his answer to a guest at the event who had a suggestion...
View ArticleThe NFL vs. the Free Market
Conventional wisdom holds that the National Football League lockout of unionized referees will hurt Mitt Romney, because the lockout reminds union workers and former union workers in swing states that...
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The Real FAA Lesson
That was fast. After barely a work week of hours-long airport delays and missed international connections, both parties have slunk away from the $85 billion in across-the-board cuts that were lopping...
View Article'Freece'
Europe had a momentous election yesterday. But it wasn't in Greece. It was in France.Greeks narrowly chose the "pro-bailout" party, the headlines trumpet. But that's no surprise. The Greek public has...
View ArticleAmateur Status
Americans for Tax Reform's Hugh Johnson deserves the gold for the press coverage he's gotten for his Olympics medals post.Johnson noted that athletes must pay regular income taxes on the cash that...
View Article'We Build It Together'
The problem with Elizabeth Warren's discussion of infrastructure investment on Wednesday night was one of tone and framing. On investing in roads, bridges, and the like, she sounded a campfire call:...
View ArticleRe: Is Obama Being Carterized?
That might work if Obama had something that Carter had: a powerful opponent who wasn't afraid to present a grand vision for the country. There's another problem with this approach, too. In the Carter...
View ArticleWhy Romney Needs to Talk about Bailouts
The most interesting thing about the video of Mitt Romney speaking at a May fundraiser has nothing to do with “the 47 percent.” Rather, it’s his answer to a guest at the event who had a suggestion...
View ArticleA Fresh Start
Why doesn't Romney forget the past two weeks (he's not going to make it better no matter what he says), and go out there and make a speech saying that he'll do what Obama didn't do (much of), and...
View ArticleThe NFL vs. the Free Market
Conventional wisdom holds that the National Football League lockout of unionized referees will hurt Mitt Romney, because the lockout reminds union workers and former union workers in swing states that...
View ArticleRe: Born Not to Run
If Chris Christie understands how Sandy and the hundreds of thousands of commuters it has still left stranded on the wrong side of the river points to the need for better infrastructure investment in...
View ArticleThe Real FAA Lesson
That was fast. After barely a work week of hours-long airport delays and missed international connections, both parties have slunk away from the $85 billion in across-the-board cuts that were lopping...
View ArticleRe: Freedom Isn’t Free...and One World Trade Isn’t the Freedom Tower?
Good post, Will ... but alas, nothing at the World Trade Center site is that straightforward. Many New Yorkers -- including potential office-tower tenants -- associate "Freedom Tower" not with soaring...
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