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Political Economy
Does the US need a second stimulus package?
Laura Tyson, an advisor to President Barack Obama, said in a speech to day in the lead up to the –8 conference that the ground work for a potential second stimulus bill must be laid now. To be sure, the G-8 leaders are expected to recommend…
A conversation with Pete Peterson on Charlie Rose
Peterson is the former Nixon cabinet secretary and founder of the Blackstone Group. He is also a well-known deficit hawk and founder of the Peterson Foundation. He recently wrote his autobiography, “The Education of an American…
America’s Fiscal Train Wreck
I think a technical recovery will happen in the Q4 to Q1 timeframe. But this recovery is likely to be weak, if it happens at all. Downside risk remains. Unfortunately, the Obama administration has fired all its bullets, spending…
Happy 4th of July: Jimi Hendrix version
Happy 4th of July everyone.
Japanese defend dollar’s status while China tears it down
In the lead-up to next week’s G8 summit, the Chinese have been making yet more noises about setting up a new monetary system without the dollar as its anchor and leading reserve currency. The Chinese, who have maintained a export…
WaPo cancels paid White House-Congress-lobbyist hook up
Just when you thought things couldn’t get any more questionable in Washington, then along comes this (hat tip Tom). Washington Post publisher Katharine Weymouth said today she was canceling plans for an exclusive "salon" at…
The purpose of health care reform
As Americans ponder the health care reform initiatives now coming from Congress and the Obama Administration, I want to say a few words about what the subject means to me.
America is often touted as the richest country in the world. It…
Cultural attitudes on work, leisure and wealth in Europe and America
I happened upon an article about shops being closed in France that highlighted a larger issue about cultural attitudes in the U.S. and Europe regarding work, leisure and material wealth. I would like to share some thoughts with you on…
Soros: ‘Markets have moods’
George Soros believes regulators “will always be wrong.” But, he does not feel that gives them an excuse to fall asleep at the wheel. In this video conversation with the Wall Street Journal’s Alan Murray, Soros makes the case for regulatory…
Ratigan, Spitzer and Huffington think Obama is captured
Here is more from Dylan Ratigan’s new show on MSNBC. Arianna Huffington and Eliot Spitzer were guests. They all have noticed that Barack Obama has spent an inordinate amount of political capital and money on the financial…