corner.nationalreview.com - 2/10/2009
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Stephen posted the quote from Barro earlier, but I think Will Wilkinson deserves to be quoted at greater length:
The deeper problem, I think, is that the textbook theory doesn't have any politics in it. In macroeconomics textbooks, government is a benevolent central planner beyond politics. ...
salon.com - 2/13/2009
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salon.com —
The New Republic 's John Judis today has
an excellent analysis of the politics behind the stimulus
package -- one which applies equally to most other political controversies. Judis argues that the stimulus package ended up being far inferior to what ...
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Obama and liberals: a counter-productive relationship - ...
thedemocraticstrategist.org - 2/10/2009
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thedemocraticstrategist.org —
Note: this is a guest post from Will
Marshall, president of the Progressive Policy Institute, offering his
own take on the debate over President Obama's handling of the stimulus legislation. We invite and intend to publish different points of view...
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To Obama's Progressive Critics: Take a Deep Breath
cato.org - 2/10/2009
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cato.org —
White Paper February 9, 2009 Paul Krugman's Nostalgianomics:
Economic Policies, Social Norms, and Income Inequality by Brink
Lindsey What accounts for the rise in income inequality since the 1970s? According to most economists, the answer lies in ...
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Paul Krugman's Nostalgianomics: Economic Policies, ...
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Are we scared yet?
Maggie's Farm —
... In the end, though, the Dems hold a winning hand. The economy will improve: it always does. They will take credit for it. As Paul at Powerline says:
I would add, the Democrats probably have the better political hand because they are betting that the economy, one way or another, will recover. The American economy is usually a good bet, as much as the Democrats are doing (and will do) to impair it.
This from Jonah Goldberg:
Stephen posted the quote from Barro earlier, ...
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