Numbers
Numbers - a new weekly feature.
- Two Cheers for the Clean Air Act Steven F. Hayward 09/17/2010
- This week marked the 40th anniversary of its passage with scarcely any observance of the magnitude of progress under the legislation.
- The Democrats Have a Concentration Problem Michael Barone 07/31/2010
- Will Republicans gain the net 40 seats they need for a majority in the House? Several factors will certainly help.
- It Depends on What the Definition of ‘Austerity’ Is Veronique de Rugy 07/01/2010
- Paul Krugman says we are in a 'new era of austerity.' When will government spending be enough?
- No Way to Help Small Business Scott Shane 06/30/2010
- The need of many small businesses to raise money has led to several proposals to give small businesses more access to credit. Will they work?
- States of Dishonesty Mark Schneider 06/18/2010
- Arne Duncan, the secretary of Education, has gone so far as to say that states are ‘lying’ to parents and students about their performance. He’s right.
- Athens on the Potomac Veronique de Rugy 06/04/2010
- Paul Krugman is right: America isn’t Greece. That doesn’t mean we aren’t in worrisome shape. And by one measure, we are in worse shape than Greece.
- More Anti-Democrat than Anti-Incumbent Michael Barone 05/28/2010
- It’s more perilous for an incumbent to be a Democrat than a Republican this year, in primaries as well as in the general election.
- An Enduring Culture of Free Enterprise Karlyn Bowman and Andrew Rugg 05/19/2010
- Despite the bruising it has taken, support for free enterprise and the capitalist system remains robust.
- The Coastal Conundrum Michael Barone 05/15/2010
- The large domestic outflow from coastal metropolises is disturbing, and suggests a vote of no-confidence in our formerly fastest-growing metro areas.
- In-the-Red State Veronique de Rugy 05/12/2010
- When we properly account for Social Security, our national deficit proves worse.