Tag Archives: economist

Alexis Tsipras is right, a ‘no’ vote is best for Greece

07/03/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
Sunday, Greeks should vote “no”! Hellenic voters are being asked whether they accept the terms offered by the European Union, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund to extend the bailout for Athens’ troubled finances or give Prime Minister Tsipras…

How the GOP must answer Hillary’s message

04/16/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
Round one goes to Hillary. Mrs. Clinton’s video announcing her candidacy hit all the buttons—jobs, fairness, education, gender, and gay rights—necessary to hold together the 51 percent majority that reelected President Obama. Republicans responded with negative ads slamming Clinton’s character…

How the obsessive, dishonest prosecution of Scooter Libby almost cost us Iraq

04/08/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
FILE — I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby (AP) People who wonder why the war in Iraq went so wrong for so long, will need to read Judith Miller’s new book “The Story: A Reporter’s Journey.” Miller details how special prosecutor Patrick…

Where are the jobs? America’s new leisure class

03/05/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
To listen to President Obama, the U.S. economy is firing on all cylinders. Yet it is hardly creating jobs at a breakneck pace, and too many able-bodied men have grown lazy and show no interest in working. Friday, economists expect…

What is more likely to kill you — a gun or a car?

02/12/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
FILE — Feb. 6, 2015: A dealer arranges handguns in a display case in advance of a show at the Arkansas State Fairgrounds in Little Rock, Ark. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston) Which is more likely to kill you: a car or…

Jobs Report: Friday unemployment numbers hide widespread joblessness

02/06/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
The economy added 257,000 jobs in January, down significantly from the 324,000 fourth quarter average monthly gain. Overall, the economy is creating jobs but lower oil prices and a strong dollar are slowing the pace. Unemployment rose a notch to…

Five reasons why European Central Bank’s QE won’t save continent’s dying economies

01/22/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
The European Central Bank has just announced a €60 billion ($69 billion) monthly government bond buying program—Quantitative Easing—but that won’t do much for the moribund continental economy. Central banks can print money to purchase government bonds to push up prices…

University of Rhode Island removes Gruber video after it goes viral

11/17/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
Economist Jonathan Gruber speaks at a conference of the Workers Compensation Research Institute in Boston, Massachusetts, March 12, 2014. Dr. Gruber is a professor at MIT and the architect of the healthcare reform laws in Massachusetts and the American Affordable…

Lacking Leadership On Ukraine — And Everywhere Else

05/05/2014 Published on Forbes.com
As of late, there have been a series of scathing criticisms of current US foreign policy, especially concerning our inaction in Ukraine. The Economist asked, “What would America fight for?” Unsurprisingly, the answer was far from clear. As the editorial…

The Pentagon’s Peacenick budget — what are they thinking?

02/26/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
No one should be surprised by the shriveled Defense Department budget request the Obama administration released Monday. Shrinking our military to basic impotence has been on the Obama agenda since he took office – and on the New Left political…