Romney's Plan: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

To read Mitt Romney's economic plan is to join a more elevated conversation. This is a document written by people who value expertise, and it shows. It avoids overstatements and misstatements. It credits Presidents Bush and Obama for pulling the financial system back from the brink in …

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Written by David Frum on Wednesday September 7, 2011

Summer Reads: Silber on The Great Stagnation

Frum Forum correspondents and readers are encouraged to blog about the books they are reading this August.  Please send any entries to editor[at]frumforum.com with the subject line, “Summer Reads.” Being home under the weather for a couple of days gave me ample time to read The Great …

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Written by Kenneth Silber on Wednesday August 17, 2011

Winners From a Cheaper Dollar

My Marketplace commentary broadcast today celebrates the US export boom. An economy as big as the U.S. cannot export its way out of recession. But the export surge does contain promising signals of the U.S. economy of tomorrow. The U.S. is increasing its exports to China faster than to any …

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Written by David Frum on Wednesday July 20, 2011

Fiscal Stimulus Didn't Work, Now What?

A White House report touting the success of the fiscal stimulus program is not the good news it is reported to be. A report from the White House Council of Economic Advisers has indicated that the stimulus added 2.3 to 3.2 percent to gross domestic product in the first quarter relative to …

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Written by Hank Adler on Tuesday July 5, 2011