- “Infrastructure may be quite good in the long term. The question is "how many infrastructure spending decisions are time-critical, and”
Posted on The Larry Summers Fan Club is Losing Members Fast January 30, 2009 3:53 PM - “A mix of short and long is fine in theory, but can and should be done with two different bills.”
Posted on The Larry Summers Fan Club is Losing Members Fast January 30, 2009 3:16 PM - “Dude, it's a STIMULUS BILL. This is not the time to be ramming forward anything we think is important. It”
Posted on The Larry Summers Fan Club is Losing Members Fast January 30, 2009 1:47 PM - “I think this is a big problem. Essentially people who create bubbles and then sell off enough stock options to”
Posted on How Should Non-Depression Economics Be Changed? December 18, 2008 12:27 PM - “Novel research shows that experienced investors under novel investment scenarios (think: derivatives) are not immune from bubbles. Is novelty (for”
Posted on How Should Non-Depression Economics Be Changed? December 18, 2008 9:42 AM - “These are great, informative posts. The more the basic terms are defined, the more we all learn about what you're”
Posted on What Are Non-Depression Economics? December 18, 2008 2:02 AM - “This makes sense. But then, the mattress must be the rational alternative when real-but-not-nominal rates are strongly negative too, no?”
Posted on 2008 Versus 1998 December 17, 2008 9:43 AM - “This is a great discussion, if somewhat frightening. But if the dollar doesn't fall, then we have a long-run problem.”
Posted on What Is Going to Be the New Leading Sector? December 16, 2008 10:42 PM - “Thank you so much Mark for this full explanation! It gives a plausible response to many of the questions I've”
Posted on Depression Economics: Normal Rules Don't Apply December 16, 2008 7:04 PM - “Japan showed that the liquidity trap was a very real danger in a world in which inflation rates were fairly”
Posted on 2008 Versus 1998 December 16, 2008 1:18 PM - “And economic policy should not be based on the assumption that leaders can always work miracles when needed. Quite so.”
Posted on 2008 Versus 1998 December 16, 2008 10:47 AM - “Hi Paul, thanks for participating in this forum! A few questions: 1) Why won't an incredibly massive "helicopter drop" of”
Posted on When the world's in crisis, the rules don't apply December 15, 2008 5:42 PM - “"Drop a mic in any politician's office and you'll eventually end up with 20 similar examples, that's just the way”
Posted on Report: Rahm And Blago Talked About Senate Seat December 12, 2008 2:18 PM - “If I had to guess, I'd say that Obama and company are preparing to announce the following: 1) That Rahm”
Posted on Report: Rahm And Blago Talked About Senate Seat December 12, 2008 2:08 PM - “Whoops, "indicates" is stronger than I mean, in the last sentence. I mean "raises the probability."”
Posted on Report: Rahm And Blago Talked About Senate Seat December 12, 2008 1:34 PM - “Then the obvious follow-up question is whether Obama knew Blago was deal-making. Was Obama also passive in the face of”
Posted on Report: Rahm And Blago Talked About Senate Seat December 12, 2008 1:32 PM - “I think Fox has the most plausible guess about this. Rahm was on the call, let's say. He wasn't playing”
Posted on Report: Rahm And Blago Talked About Senate Seat December 12, 2008 1:25 PM - “Actually my bad, Obama's comment was more unequivocal than that, and specifically said that none of his staff were involved”
Posted on Obama Pledges Openness On Blago Contacts December 11, 2008 2:17 PM - “But Obama said he is "absolutely certain" that if such contacts took place between his team and the governor's office,”
Posted on Obama Pledges Openness On Blago Contacts December 11, 2008 1:27 PM - “It's true, insofar as schedules change, etc. The reporter could have been mistaken. But at this point, we just don't”
Posted on Obama Calling On Blago To Resign December 10, 2008 1:06 PM - “There was no deal, but there was a meeting. Unless the reporter was mistaken. My guess is that Obama will”
Posted on Obama Calling On Blago To Resign December 10, 2008 1:05 PM - “So what's the deal with this article: http://www.connecttristates.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=217582”
Posted on Obama Calling On Blago To Resign December 10, 2008 12:53 PM - “My guess? This rumor was a play by the Obama campaign to cloud up the story during the feeding frenzy.”
Posted on Rahm Source: Story That He Tipped Off Feds To Blago Is False December 9, 2008 6:29 PM - “I think Obama doesn't come out of this with any real damage, but I'm still disappointed, and here's why: Basically”
Posted on SEIU: We Did Nothing Wrong In Blago Tale December 9, 2008 5:23 PM - “A provocative post. It suggests that short-termism doesn't just plague Wall Street -- it also plagues our system of governance.”
Posted on The High Priests of the Bubble Economy November 11, 2008 6:51 PM - “In its hilarious way, I think this video touches on a pertinent question: What is the role of Obama's millions”
Posted on The Onion on "The Day After" (Video) November 6, 2008 3:32 PM - “Additional possibilities: 7) Crowdsource anything you want: - Instead of (or in addition to) having a point person for rounding”
Posted on What do all these volunteers do? November 6, 2008 3:17 PM - “Here are some possibilities: 1) Take online or phone polls of volunteers to "take the temperature" of supporters on policy”
Posted on What do all these volunteers do? November 6, 2008 11:42 AM - “Barack Obama is being elected for his responsible temperament, and willingness to seek consensus and common ground. In that spirit,”
Posted on Mandate Open Thread October 30, 2008 2:55 PM - “The polls were conducted from Oct 22-26, i.e. the last day of the poll was Sunday. It is clear that”
Posted on Still More Polls Find Obama Leading In Multiple Bush States October 29, 2008 12:08 PM
