Numbers
Numbers - a new weekly feature.
- Making Bush Look Like a Piker Veronique de Rugy 09/30/2009
- The Bush-era deficits were bad. I know. I spent eight years complaining about them. How does President Obama stack up?
- An Immigration Tipping Point? Michael Barone 09/29/2009
- The U.S. Census Bureau’s recent announcement on the nation’s foreign-born percentage of the population may prove a landmark in American demographic history.
- Threading the Needle at the Fed Desmond Lachman 09/19/2009
- The recession is ending but big risks remain.
- Is This What Deregulation Looks Like? Veronique de Rugy 09/17/2009
- It is hard to argue that deregulation of the financial services industry was rampant in Washington when the spending on finance and banking regulatory agencies kept growing so fast. Let’s look at the numbers.
- Anti-Americanism: Alive and Well in the Age of Obama Joseph Loconte 09/16/2009
- Islamic countries distrust the United States under the leadership of President Obama about as much as they did under President George W. Bush. What's going on?
- Republicans and Democrats: A Tale of Two Bases Michael Barone 09/15/2009
- On Capitol Hill, Democrats are much more beholden to their base than are Republicans.
- The Medical Bankruptcy Myth Brett J. Skinner 08/19/2009
- There is no evidence to indicate that a government-run healthcare system in the United States will reduce personal bankruptcies.
- Capital Gains Tax: An Argument for Repeal Newt Gingrich and Emily Renwick 08/13/2009
- President Obama recognizes the powerful positive economic impact a capital gains tax cut would have for small business owners—so why not give it to every American family and business in order to encourage growth and success?
- A Smart Solution to the Diversity Dilemma Jason Richwine 08/12/2009
- Science is telling us that ethnic diversity causes significant problems by diminishing valuable social capital. What then should we do about it?
- How's Business? Karlyn Bowman 01/15/2009
- Americans believe Wall Street’s contributions to the economy are essential, but its leaders rank poorly.