Message to Mitt: A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats
Message to Mitt: A rising tide lifts all boats. That great phrase was coined by the late Jack Kemp, who believed that growth and opportunity for all is the answer to poverty. In fact, Kemp believed it. […] » Full PostSource: RealClearMarkets |
America's Flawed, Outdated, Trade Policy
Over the last several decades, the character of international trade has changed dramatically. Drastic advances in communication and information technologies have allowed businesses to slice the produc. […] » Full PostSource: RealClearMarkets |
The Slippery Market Slope Steepens
It has been an interesting week in the markets. There are several developments that compete for rightful and careful consideration. The Swiss franc is perilously close to its 1.20 peg to the euro, per. […] » Full PostSource: RealClearMarkets |
Defending Capitalism from Inequality Hokum
In a recent Financial Times op-ed ("Charity Needs Capitalism to Solve the World's Problems"), former President Bill Clinton makes a murky, mealy-mouthed case for capitalism where he basically argues t. […] » Full PostSource: RealClearMarkets |
A Good, But Not Great, Highway Bill
On Thursday the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee marks up its new transportation bill, the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act. The bill, sponsored by Chairman John Mica of Fl. […] » Full PostSource: RealClearMarkets |
Kudos to Obama for Supporting Business
Throughout his term, President Obama has rarely been on the side of business. In fact, I once remarked that his administration is the most anti-business in my lifetime - a comment I still stand behind. […] » Full PostSource: RealClearMarkets |
The Class Divide In White America
By now Americans have heard just about every idea on how to fix our dismal economy, and we're only half way through the presidential election campaign. Much of the talk has centered on seemingly tech. […] » Full PostSource: RealClearMarkets |
Obamanomics Has Government Workers Happy
Economy: The media's "improving economy" this election year exists only in Democrats' talking points. A new congressional report shows that joblessness is underestimated, while debt skyrockets. Thirty. […] » Full PostSource: RealClearMarkets |
Electric Cars: Doubling Down On Dumb
Once again, the regulators in California have decided to lead the nation in terms of vehicle emission standards, proposing to require that 15.4 percent of all vehicles sold by 2025 must be electric ca. […] » Full PostSource: RealClearMarkets |
The Bernanke Fed Is Killing the Economic Patient
"I'm telling you that the cure is the disease. The main source of illness in this world is the doctor's own illness: his compulsion to try and cure and his fraudulent belief that he can. It ain't easy. […] » Full PostSource: RealClearMarkets |
The Realities Of a Buffet Tax
Whatever else they are, the super-rich have now become political props. We can thank President Obama and Mitt Romney for this. Obama thinks he can ride resentment against the rich into the White House. […] » Full PostSource: RealClearMarkets |
'Fly Me To the Moon': You Go First, Newt
Today we consider the political economics of establishing a permanent colony on the moon, the price offered by disgraced former Congressman and rehabilitated presidential candidate Newt Gingrich in ex. […] » Full PostSource: RealClearMarkets |
Obama's Low-Ball Vision
You would think that with one of the weakest economic recoveries on record, President Obama would be desperately searching for ways to promote economic growth. It is, after all, an election year. Most. […] » Full PostSource: RealClearMarkets |
Dueling Ghosts of Past Economic Calamities
The IMF is clearly not satisfied with the current state of affairs in Europe. Not only has the global "agency" reduced growth forecasts across the board, it is predicting a global contraction absent c. […] » Full PostSource: RealClearMarkets |
Fed's Pledge Cracks Dollar's Foundation
The following commentary comes from an independent investor or market observer as part of TheStreet's guest contributor program, which is separate from the company's news coverage. With its announceme. […] » Full PostSource: RealClearMarkets |
