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/2010/march/the-tax-that-spells-trouble-for-the-economy The savers hit by Obama’s proposed healthcare tax provide the largest volume of funds to finance investment in our economy. No publisher Alan D. Viard and Amy Roden economic-policy 2010-03-09T01:22:52Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2010/march/will-the-president-confront-his-base-on-trade While a desire to strengthen the economy and to engage with other major nations of the world may dictate a more open trade policy, the administration is constrained by strong opposition within its base. No publisher Philip I. Levy economic-policy 2010-03-03T21:59:28Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2010/march/what-unsustainable-looks-like President Obama’s freeze of the non-defense, non-homeland security side of the budget will do nothing to get us on the path of fiscal responsibility. Here’s why. No publisher Veronique de Rugy economic-policy 2010-03-03T12:46:20Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2010/february/due-north-canadas-marvelous-mortgage-and-banking-system What about the Canadian banking system allowed it to survive the recent worldwide slowdown without a single bank failure? What can the United States learn from Canada about sound banking? No publisher Mark J. Perry economic-policy 2010-03-03T12:51:47Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2010/february/the-troubling-resolution-revolution While members of Congress might complain that Goldman Sachs was paid in full during the American International Group bailout, many of them support legislation that authorizes the government to do exactly the same thing in the future. No publisher Peter J. Wallison economic-policy 2010-02-24T23:58:56Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2010/february/bernankes-confidence-game The Federal Reserve chairman bets that mastering tactics will restore faith in an otherwise-undefined future. It’s a difficult trick to pull off. No publisher Vincent R. Reinhart economic-policy 2010-02-24T00:51:11Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2010/february/maybe-milton-was-right-about-the-euro At the time of the euro’s launch in 1999, Milton Friedman famously observed that the euro would not survive the first major European economic recession. In the end, Friedman will prove to have been right. No publisher Desmond Lachman economic-policy 2010-02-22T23:03:22Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2010/february/a-green-future-for-just-pennies-a-day Straightforward models suggest greenhouse gas controls will be anything but cheap, and they certainly won’t be easy. No publisher Kenneth P. Green and Aparna Mathur economic-policy 2010-02-18T22:09:21Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2010/january/president-obamas-binge-diet The proposed budget freeze is akin to skipping dessert after binging at an all-you-can-eat buffet, and still hoping to lose weight. No publisher Veronique de Rugy economic-policy 2010-01-29T22:32:37Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2010/january/americans-are-good-economists Americans understand that federal spending policies that waste money, trickle into the economy too slowly, and lead to chronic deficits are not an effective stimulus. No publisher Alex M. Brill economic-policy 2010-01-28T19:04:23Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2010/january/the-crack-up The administration might be settling for superficial progress on financial reform to avoid being on the wrong side of public anger; a better approach would channel the anger into making meaningful reform. No publisher Vincent R. Reinhart economic-policy 2010-02-23T19:03:42Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2010/january/the-high-cost-of-no-price A simple chart will help you understand why healthcare spending has gone out of control. No publisher Veronique de Rugy economic-policy 2010-01-12T14:24:34Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2010/january/no-way-to-help-the-poor The tax treatment of low-income individuals and families is extremely flawed. We can do better. No publisher Amy Roden economic-policy 2010-01-04T22:36:35Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2009/december-2009/error-vs-fraud How do groups of intelligent, sophisticated bankers, investors, borrowers, entrepreneurs, and traders find themselves caught together in the recurring bubbles and busts? No publisher Alex J. Pollock economic-policy 2009-12-29T22:11:46Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2009/december-2009/the-miser-versus-the-entrepreneur Why is Ayn Rand so popular today? No publisher Jay Richards economic-policy 2009-12-22T21:17:45Z BernArticle