http://www.american.com Featured Stories on American.com daily 1 2007-04-01T03:50:12Z http://www.american.com/archive/2009/november/not-your-grandfathers-or-keynes-economy The complexity of today's economy means that old-fashioned Keynesian policies will not restore full employment. No publisher Arnold Kling economic-policy 2009-11-06T22:11:45Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2009/november/the-road-from-serfdom Given the renewed interest in alternatives to capitalism, it is perhaps appropriate to recall the last time that socialism was tried with real gusto. No publisher Marian L. Tupy big-ideas 2009-11-06T21:18:53Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2009/november/hitting-the-sick-in-the-wallet Taxes and other provisions in the current healthcare reform legislation will inflict the sick and the elderly with higher prices. No publisher Alex M. Brill health-and-medicine 2009-11-05T23:17:16Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2009/november/the-quiet-yet-historic-death-of-the-kyoto-protoco Reading the climate news in recent weeks, one might start to wonder who won the last election. No publisher Samuel Thernstrom science-technology 2009-11-06T14:36:30Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2009/november/how-prosperous-are-we The Legatum Institute's Prosperity Index goes a long way toward addressing shortcomings in other measurements of people’s well-being around the world. No publisher Roger Bate world-watch 2009-11-04T03:50:05Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2009/october/policy-on-hold-at-the-fed At its upcoming meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee will likely see little reason to change its monetary policy stance since economic developments have stood very much in line with the Fed’s expectations. No publisher Desmond Lachman economic-policy 2009-10-30T22:02:32Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2009/october/Hondurans-Not-Zelaya-Will-Decide-Their-Future A new proposal by the interim government represents a triumph for the Honduran people and their constitution. No publisher Roger F. Noriega world-watch 2009-10-30T16:10:44Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2009/october/from-start-up-to-stop-the-recession-and-entrepreneurship I’ve taken a look at the data, and, I’m sad to report, the Great Recession has badly damaged the entrepreneurial sector of the U.S. economy. No publisher Scott Shane economic-policy 2009-10-29T23:01:45Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2009/october/the-healthcare-co-op-believe-it-its-not-butter If healthcare overhaul legislation including a public plan fails to pass, Democrats could fall back on a homespun idea from the heartland: healthcare cooperatives. No publisher Wistar Wilson health-and-medicine 2009-10-29T23:00:34Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2009/october/the-end-of-giving-till-it-hurts Among Irving Kristol’s many accomplishments was the little-known role he played in transforming American philanthropy. No publisher Leslie Lenkowsky culture 2009-10-28T20:52:03Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2009/october/when-the-fed-was-boring Sometimes people ask if I miss working for the Federal Reserve. Perhaps if it continues expanding its fiefdom. No publisher Vincent Reinhart economic-policy 2009-10-28T20:52:55Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2009/october/coase-vs-the-neo-progressives Fifty years ago this month a seminal paper challenged the prevailing intellectual orthodoxy on markets, technology, and regulation. We would be wise to revisit it today. No publisher Jeff Eisenach and Adam Thierer economic-policy 2009-10-27T21:22:19Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2009/october/about-that-stimulus-the-shovel-wasnt-ready Many 'shovel-ready' projects are still tied up in administrative red tape. It is clear that the stimulus bill has done little thus far to help get workers back to work. No publisher Alex Brill and Rachel Forward economic-policy 2009-10-26T20:50:17Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2009/october/bleeding-biotech Given all the hopes for medical progress that ride on biotech progress, one might assume that Congress and the administration would seek ways to encourage investment. One would be wrong. No publisher James V. DeLong science-technology 2009-10-23T21:24:55Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2009/october/coburn-vs-the-political-scientists It would be an enormous mistake to defund political science research. No publisher Philip I. Levy government-and-politics 2009-10-22T23:03:43Z BernArticle