Enough Washington Drama

These certainly are interesting times. The United States is in an increasingly precarious position. Growth at home is anemic.  There’s not much in Europe to be up about either. Markets are increasingly skiddish, and yesterday plunged. But America just fought a great battle! The forces of …

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Written by Bryce McNitt on Friday August 5, 2011

Is it 1937 Again?

Ezra Klein asks a good question : Where will the recovery come from? The problem is that no one has an answer. And as one hopeful hypothesis after another is dashed, the markets are beginning to panic. It won’t come from the United States. Our recovery has slowed, and updates to the …

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Written by David Frum on Thursday August 4, 2011

Slow Recovery? Blame the Housing Boom

Why has recovery been so weak and slow? Businessweek argues: because we are still unwinding the consequences of the housing boom of the 2000s. Why has recovery been so weak and slow? Businessweek argues : because we are still unwinding the consequences of the housing boom of the 2000s. …

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Written by David Frum on Monday July 11, 2011