Stimulus

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Fiscal Stimulus is Buying Trouble

Why government spending hasn't brought the economy around

Steve Chapman | 2.4.2010 7:00 AM

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They're Not Necessarily Jobs, and They Weren't Necessarily Created or Saved, but We Gave These Guys Money, and They Gave Us Some Numbers

Jacob Sullum | 2.3.2010 2:00 PM

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Obama Bemoans the Stampede While Juicing Up His Cattle Prod

Jacob Sullum | 1.22.2010 12:34 PM

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David Brooks, Line, and Sinker

Matt Welch | 1.19.2010 5:59 PM

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Deadbeating Without Shame

Tim Cavanaugh | 1.19.2010 8:34 AM

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Let's Take the "Crony" Out of "Crony Capitalism"

It's time to choose the free market

John Stossel | 1.14.2010 12:00 PM

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Stimulating the Economy by Repealing the Corporate Income Tax

Damon Root | 1.13.2010 1:27 PM

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Faux Recovery

Don't believe the hype about green jobs

David Harsanyi | 1.13.2010 12:00 PM

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Don't Worry, America. You're Still Paying to Bail Out Second Mortgages.

Tim Cavanaugh | 1.8.2010 7:45 PM

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First Smart Move In a Long Time: Government Surrenders on Second Mortgages

Tim Cavanaugh | 1.7.2010 4:21 PM

Politics

Was Turning Down Stimulus Money Smart After All?

Matt Welch | 1.4.2010 9:21 AM

Politics

Reading the Tea Party Leaves

Will we see a repeat of 1994-or 1964?

Michael Munger | 12.31.2009 4:30 PM

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New York's Decade of Debt

Damon Root | 12.30.2009 4:05 PM

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And a Barry New Year

Matt Welch | 12.28.2009 3:32 PM

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Let the Guilty Be Rewarded, So Long As the Innocent Don't Go Unpunished

Tim Cavanaugh | 12.27.2009 7:33 PM

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Fannie and Freddie Get Blank Check For Christmas (Was "This Year In Loan Mods")

Tim Cavanaugh | 12.24.2009 1:24 PM

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Democrats Need More Stimulation

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 12.17.2009 1:11 PM

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Remember How Momma Warned You About Those Slick-Talking Men Who Promised to Repeal the Boom-Bust Cycle?

Matt Welch | 12.17.2009 12:01 PM

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Larry Summers: Recession Is Over Because Everybody Agrees

Tim Cavanaugh | 12.13.2009 4:17 PM

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Did the Stimulus Create Jobs?

The government's own job creation data reveal the dangers of a second stimulus

Veronique de Rugy | 12.11.2009 3:00 PM

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Obama's Fantasy Jobs Plan

The first stimulus fizzled. Let's not repeat the mistake.

Steve Chapman | 12.10.2009 7:00 AM

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Stimulating Mark Penn's Job

Matt Welch | 12.9.2009 11:52 AM

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Hookers and Blow Will Not Be Part of Obama's Jobs Package

Peter Suderman | 12.4.2009 3:14 PM

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White House Jobs Summit Causes Unemployment Rate to Fall

Tim Cavanaugh | 12.4.2009 10:10 AM

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These Boots Are Made for Talking

The fuzzy math and goofy logic of government-goosed employment

Jacob Sullum | 11.25.2009 7:00 AM

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The Broken Window: A Parable No More

Jacob Sullum | 11.24.2009 3:58 PM

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Reason Writers Around Town: Tim Cavanaugh In LA Weekly On Hollywood Stimulus

Reason Staff | 11.20.2009 6:00 AM

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Worse Than Taxes

The real burden of government is the spending level

John Stossel | 11.19.2009 12:00 PM

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Roubini: Jobs Are Dead, Long Live Jobs

Tim Cavanaugh | 11.18.2009 7:59 PM

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Stimulus Goes to the Dogs

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 11.18.2009 3:01 PM

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Where's That Inflation?

The monetary base has ballooned, yet inflation remains far off. Or does it?

Veronique de Rugy | 11.17.2009 12:00 PM

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Bernanke's Philosopher

The Fed chairman is portrayed as a follower of John Maynard Keynes, but his real inspiration is Milton Friedman.

Penn Bullock | 11.17.2009 7:00 AM

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Even When I Thought it Was Stimulation, I Knew it Was the Banks All Along

Brian Doherty | 11.6.2009 6:28 PM

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Are Americans Really Saving More?

Tim Cavanaugh | 11.6.2009 6:15 PM

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Executive Pay Caps We Can Believe In

Damon Root | 11.6.2009 4:32 PM

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Work Boots Give the Economy a Kick

Jacob Sullum | 11.6.2009 11:43 AM

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The Secret Message of Stimulus Spending

Even the feds don't believe they can create jobs

Veronique de Rugy | 11.3.2009 3:00 PM

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Nobody Said "Stimulus 2." The Words "Stimulus" and "Two" Have Not Been Said In That Order By Anybody.

Tim Cavanaugh | 11.2.2009 8:40 PM

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"The Pay Czar Is Unconstitutional"

Damon Root | 10.30.2009 11:05 AM

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A Hard Pill to Swallow

Is the stimulus turning the economy around?

Jacob Sullum | 10.29.2009 4:30 PM

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Financial Market Reform

Why new regulations must avoid moral hazards

Jeffrey Miron | 10.27.2009 4:30 PM

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"Will the administration then order people back to work?"

Damon Root | 10.22.2009 11:52 AM

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We Are the Deadbeat Nation. Join Us.

Tim Cavanaugh | 10.21.2009 8:26 PM

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The Myth of the Multiplier

Why the stimulus package hasn't reduced unemployment

Veronique de Rugy | 10.19.2009 3:00 PM

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Treating the Elderly Like Spoiled Brats

The case against giving a tax-free bonus to Social Security recipients

Steve Chapman | 10.19.2009 7:00 AM

Politics

What A Few Trillion Dollars Buys You

Tim Cavanaugh | 10.15.2009 7:52 PM

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Mortgage Madness, Again

The trouble with the Federal Housing Authority's easy-money policies

Steve Chapman | 10.15.2009 7:00 AM

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"Wall Street is not a bastion of free-market laissez faire capitalism."

Damon Root | 10.8.2009 2:24 PM