Friday, September 30, 2016

Why Is Austerity The Preferred Response To Recession?

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Paul Krugman applauds an article by an economist who blames right wing ideologues for placing deficit reduction above the need to reduce une...
Thursday, September 29, 2016

Trump Has Ignited A Civil War In The Right Wing Media

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Trump has his supporters and his enemies in the right wing media.  Some of them love him and some be lieve that he has betrayed conservatism...

Globalization, Automation and The Rise of Trumpism

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This article describes the impacts of trade and automation on the labor market.  The results are predictable.  Domestic labor markets have ...
Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Tom Friedman Can't Believe That We Could Choose A Clown For Our President

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Tom Friedman watched the first presidential debate in horror.   Hillary Clinton got a passing grade but The Donald would have been better of...
Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Video Of First Presidential Debate

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There is a lot of interest in the US election and many do not have access to the first presidential debate.  I have been very critical of Do...
Monday, September 26, 2016

Why The NY Times Ediitorial Board Does Not Support Donald Trump

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The Editorial Board of the NY Times lists all of the reasons why Donald Trump should not become the President of the United States.  Its har...
Sunday, September 25, 2016

NY Times Endorses Hillary Clinton For President

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The editorial board of the NYT explains why Hillary Clinton would be an excellent president .  The editorial board did not argue that we sho...