http://american.com Big picture coverage of macroeconomics, political economy, and governments' roles in world commerce. daily 1 2007-03-29T16:41:19Z http://american.com/archive/2008/october-10-08/a-bill-that-deserved-to-pass Henry Paulson has been granted broad authority to purchase troubled assets. Now it’s time for him to buy, buy, buy. No publisher Vincent R. Reinhart 2008-10-06T21:45:14Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2008/october-10-08/does-this-happen-often A look back at the financial crisis of 1836, which triggered America’s first protracted depression. No publisher John Steele Gordon 2008-10-06T19:23:53Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2008/october-10-08/main-street-vs-wall-street The financial bailout isn’t as bad as Main Street thinks. It’s worse. No publisher Arnold Kling 2008-10-03T17:51:34Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2008/october-10-08/a-bill-that-deserves-to-fail The pending bailout legislation does not offer realistic solutions to our current financial problems. No publisher Diana Furchtgott-Roth 2008-10-02T21:59:46Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2008/september-09-08/the-700-billion-man-a-symposium What should we make of the proposed government bank bailout? No publisher THE AMERICAN 2008-09-29T15:40:50Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2008/september-october-magazine/upwardly-mobile-america Are we in a new ‘gilded age’ where the rich are doing well and the poor and middle class are treading water? No publisher Stephen Moore 2008-09-19T19:52:23Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2008/september-09-08/secretary-paulson2019s-double-dog-dare The line in the sand that Treasury drew over the weekend was obscured within a few days. No publisher Vincent R. Reinhart 2008-09-18T15:58:51Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2008/september-09-08/is-europe-headed-for-a-recession Recent economic data paint a gloomy picture. No publisher Desmond Lachman 2008-09-16T22:45:21Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2008/september-october-magazine/how-china-helps-america2019s-poor The University of Chicago’s Christian Broda says U.S. trade with China has reduced prices and mitigated inequality. No publisher Heather Wilhelm 2008-09-11T20:39:45Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2008/september-09-08/the-pigou-club-goes-to-washington Higher pollution taxes make sense, provided the revenues are used to offset existing taxes that distort incentives. No publisher Ted Gayer 2008-09-10T03:45:05Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2008/september-09-08/is-u-s-monetary-policy-really-too-loose The Fed shouldn’t hike interest rates until it has clear evidence of stabilization in the housing and credit markets. No publisher Desmond Lachman 2008-09-03T19:37:23Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2008/august-08-08/lessons-from-the-credit-crunch By now, central bankers should have figured out that this is more than just a liquidity dilemma. No publisher Desmond Lachman 2008-08-11T23:07:04Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2008/august-08-08/the-folly-of-obama2019s-tax-plan Senator Obama’s proposed ‘tax cuts for the middle class’ are actually marginal rate hikes in disguise. No publisher Alex Brill and Alan D. Viard 2008-08-08T22:00:21Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2008/july-07-08/the-path-to-prosperity A new report confirms that low taxes, limited government, and flexible labor markets help to spur economic growth. No publisher Amela Karabegovic and Alan W. Dowd 2008-08-07T14:20:24Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2008/july-07-08/messages-from-merrill2019s-misfortunes Last week’s big announcement by a Wall Street investment giant contains dark warnings about our economic future. No publisher Vincent R. Reinhart 2008-08-04T22:32:18Z BernArticle