A pair of disappointing reports, from this morning (June 1) and yesterday (May 31), indicate that the economy continues to grow only slowly, with consequent slow growth in employment and indeed a smal… more →
An Economic Sensewrote 2 hours ago: A pair of disappointing reports, from this morning (June 1) and yesterday (May 31), indicate that th … more →
wrote 4 weeks ago: There is no economist I respect more than Paul Krugman, and Krugman’s new book, End This Depression … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Here’s what’s wrong with our economy, and why it’s better under Obama than it woul … more →
wrote 1 month ago: A. Introduction Mitt Romney and Republican Party leaders have repeatedly and emphatically asserted … more →
wrote 1 month ago: As I reported in my latest column in the Conservative Daily News, taxes are on the rise all across A … more →
wrote 1 month ago: At the present time there are many regarding Might Copy writers who seem to market on their own toge … more →
wrote 1 month ago: On March 19, Mitt Romney presented at the University of Chicago a (mercifully short) policy address … more →
wrote 2 months ago: For those of us who work in the private sector the question of compensation always comes down to how … more →
wrote 3 months ago: The employment report for January, released this morning by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, is a pos … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Government finally starts to get out of the way of recovery. In an earlier post today on the good ne … more →
wrote 4 months ago: Often cited as a key factor in the housing market’s recovery, the national unemployment rate continu … more →
wrote 4 months ago: Often cited as a key factor in the housing market’s recovery, the national unemployment rate c … more →
wrote 5 months ago: (change, in thousands of jobs) Jan 2001 to Jan 2005 Jan 2005 to Jan 2009 Jan 2001 to Jan 2009 Jan 20 … more →
wrote 5 months ago: (change, in thousands of jobs) Jan 2001 to Jan 2005 Jan 2005 to Jan 2009 Jan 2001 to Jan 2009 Jan 20 … more →
wrote 5 months ago: The monthly change in employment figures continue to show growth in total employment, although at ra … more →
wrote 6 months ago: The tax hikers are at it again. This time in Washington state where, according to the Seattle Post I … more →
wrote 7 months ago: Yesterday Colorado voters sent a strong message to their elected officials: If 2008 was an election … more →
wrote 7 months ago: Which state is most dependent on government jobs? Which state has seen the biggest rise in its depen … more →
wrote 7 months ago: If you listen to my buddies in the free-market think tank industry, the biggest threat to our econom … more →