MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2012 ECONOMICS: GOP on budget: Bitten, but not shy http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0312/74158.html For the second year running, Republicans are betting big on the budget. Despite getting hammered by Democrats last year, the GOP is gambling that going big and bold on their fiscal blueprint — think major changes to Medicare and Medicaid — … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2012
Communications / Culture / Economy / Fiscal policy / Politics / Tax / U.S. Domestic Policy
Weekly Graphic: Annual Expenditure Between Income Groups
As the debate over income equality in the US continues to build, economists and policy makers are focusing on the large amount of new and old studies that attempt to quantify the rising disparage of incomes. However, many of these studies and statistics can be misleading because they do not take several important factors into … Continue reading
What type of country do you want to live in?
On Wednesday, March 14, 2012, I attended a meeting with Susan Eisenhower, the granddaughter of President Eisenhower, at the Eisenhower Institute to talk about strategy and leadership in transitional times. After a brief history of her work in London and the Soviet Union, Ms. Eisenhower talked briefly about her worries for America. Based on what … Continue reading
Economic Daily Outlook
FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2012 ECONOMICS: Jobless claims fall, manufacturing holds up http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/16/us-jobless-claims-idUSBRE82E0LV20120316 Economic growth showed signs of becoming more self-sustaining as the number of Americans claiming new jobless benefits fell back to a four-year low last week and manufacturing activity in the Northeast picked up this month. But the impact of higher oil prices … Continue reading
America / Constitution / Other / Politics / Rule of Law
Our Constitution: Absolutely Not A “Living Breathing Document”
Is our Constitution a “Living Breathing Document?” Well, what is a “Living Breathing Document?” In The American Constitution and The Debate over Originalism, Dennis Goldford defines the concept of a living breathing document. He quotes Harlold Koh, legal expert, as defining the concept as a “flexible pragmatism that views the Constitution as a living document … Continue reading
Is it too hard to amend the Constitution?
By Will Portman On Monday, I went to a talk at the Brookings Institution entitled “America’s Dysfunctional Politics: Is the Constitution to Blame?” Professor Sanford Levinson of the University of Texas School of Law discussed his new book, Framed: America’s 51 Constitutions and the Crisis of Government, which argues that the 225-year-old U.S. Constitution is … Continue reading
Economic Daily Outlook
THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 2012 ECONOMICS: Budget Feud Erupts Again http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303863404577281852993334574.html Republicans are likely to unveil a budget plan next week that will cut 2013 federal spending below the level the two parties negotiated last August, prompting Democrats to complain that they are reneging on the agreement. GOP leaders respond that the figure, reached after … Continue reading
Ravenous Cookie Monsters and Higher Education
In a recent New York Times piece, Robert H. Frank attempts to explain the dynamics behind the continued growth in college tuition in the United States. Using elegant analogies, Frank points to rising costs for universities, such as increasing salaries for professors and technological degrees.[1] Responding to the President’s recent call to tie subsidies to … Continue reading
Economic Daily Outlook
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 2012 ECONOMICS: House Republican leaders set to break budget deal http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/14/us-usa-politics-budget-idUSBRE82D06V20120314 Republican leaders in the House of Representatives are ready to break a hard-fought budget deal with Democrats as they try to quell a revolt by conservatives who are insisting on deeper spending cuts ahead of the November elections. House Republican … Continue reading
Martin O’Malley Manages a Multitude of Regulations to Maximize Maryland’s Markets
At a time when unemployment is skyrocketing and the economy is dwindling, I can’t help but be filled with the smallest amount of joy and hope when I see the government making changes that will actually benefit the public instead of harming them. On March 9th, Governor Martin O’Malley of Maryland submitted to the Administrative … Continue reading
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