Stimulus

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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

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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

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Marching with Michael Moore

After a rally, union toughs get a sneak peak of Capitalism: A Love Story

Sean Higgins | 10.5.2009 4:30 PM

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Success No Matter What?

Don't believe the White House's economic hype

John Stossel | 10.1.2009 12:00 PM

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The Leather Couch, Kitchen Table, Bed, Television Stand, China Cabinet, Coffee Table, Grill, and Patio Set Subsidy

Jacob Sullum | 9.16.2009 1:08 PM

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Big Stimulus Winners: New York, District of Columbia and…Vermont?

Tim Cavanaugh | 9.10.2009 7:52 PM

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Joe Biden's Stimulus Fantasies

Nick Gillespie | 9.4.2009 7:30 AM

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Clunker Legislation

The economic illiteracy behind Cash for Clunkers

John Stossel | 9.3.2009 12:00 PM

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Friedman Economics

Is Fed chairman Ben Bernanke a follower of John Maynard Keynes or Milton Friedman?

Penn Bullock | 9.1.2009 12:00 PM

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Ramps, Mikey, Ramps!

Jacob Sullum | 8.28.2009 11:48 AM

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A Cash for Clunkers Postmortem

Brian Doherty | 8.28.2009 10:38 AM

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Ben Bernanke: His Tragedy is that Not Everyone Sees His Greatness

Brian Doherty | 8.20.2009 10:46 PM

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Federal Money to Stimulate Drug War in California?

Brian Doherty | 8.18.2009 2:58 PM

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The Godzilla Solution

The sci-fi economics of "cash for clunkers"

Shikha Dalmia | 8.14.2009 12:00 PM

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EPI: More Enthusiastic About Obama's Policies Than He Is

Jacob Sullum | 8.13.2009 2:52 PM

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A Hard Pill to Swallow

Did the stimulus turn around the economy?

Jacob Sullum | 8.12.2009 7:00 AM

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The Real Clunkers in this Deal

Why "cash for clunkers" is a terrible idea

Steve Chapman | 8.10.2009 7:00 AM

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Expectations Management = Set Low Standards, Then Fail to Meet Them

Tim Cavanaugh | 8.7.2009 4:27 PM

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Keeping Track of Stimulus By Agency and County

Brian Doherty | 8.5.2009 9:12 PM

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Little Bitty Bang Bang

The trouble with "cash for clunkers"

David Harsanyi | 8.5.2009 12:00 PM

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Cash-Strapped States and Localities Concentrate on Lobbying the Federal Government

Brian Doherty | 8.3.2009 10:06 PM

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Illegal. Illiberal. Ill-Fated.

Why Washington shouldn't run Detroit

Jacob Sullum, Matt Welch, and Ronald Bailey | 7.13.2009 4:30 PM

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Point of Obama Op-Ed: Stimulus II In Turnaround

Tim Cavanaugh | 7.12.2009 9:55 PM

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Paul Krugman, the Doctor, Concedes the Existence of Retrenchment

Tim Cavanaugh | 7.11.2009 11:35 PM

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Warren Buffett: "Our first stimulus bill…was sort of like taking half a tablet of Viagra"

Amanda Carey | 7.9.2009 5:19 PM

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The Case for Doing Nothing

The only plausible argument for bailing out banks crumbles on close examination.

Jeffrey Miron | 7.9.2009 3:00 PM

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Public Private Partnerships and the Free Will Problem

Tim Cavanaugh | 7.7.2009 9:25 PM

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Joe Biden Says You Can't Spend Stimulus Money on Frisbee Golf

Peter Suderman | 7.6.2009 3:34 PM

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Volvo, Ikea, Abba, and the destruction of money…

Tim Cavanaugh | 7.3.2009 6:47 PM

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The Stimulus' Slow Emergency: Good Thing the Economy's Still in Trouble!

Brian Doherty | 6.30.2009 7:21 PM

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Krugman and the Housing Bubble: A Love Story

Brian Doherty | 6.23.2009 7:19 PM

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Obama Tells States to Report Job Numbers

Amanda Carey | 6.23.2009 12:08 PM

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Americans Are Skeptical of Obama's Interventions

Jacob Sullum | 6.18.2009 2:15 PM

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Stimulus Spending: So Effective That It Works Before It Happens

Jacob Sullum | 6.15.2009 2:23 PM

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Baffled by the Economy

Why being a macroeconomist means never having to say you're sorry

Steve Chapman | 6.11.2009 7:00 AM

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The Libertarians' Bogart Moment

Tim Cavanaugh | 6.10.2009 4:56 PM

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Your Stimulus Dollars at Work: Installing New Air Conditioners For Old Folks Who Question The Wisdom of Stimulus Dollars

Nick Gillespie | 6.9.2009 7:43 AM

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Save the Motherland: Buy GM!

The trouble with preserving a prehistoric, poorly run, and unprofitable private corporation

David Harsanyi | 6.3.2009 12:00 PM

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Turning Japanese

Japan's post-bubble policies produced a "lost decade." So why is President Obama emulating them?

Anthony Randazzo, Michael Flynn, and Adam Summers | 6.2.2009 7:00 AM

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Why Long Beach Isn't Detroit

How Southern California survived the collapse of aircraft manufacturing without a bailout

Matt Welch | 6.1.2009 12:00 PM

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Is the Stimulus Working? Depends On the Meaning of "Working"

Brian Doherty | 5.29.2009 3:04 PM

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Howard Davidowitz: Decline and fall, grim and gloomy, delivered good and hard

Tim Cavanaugh | 5.18.2009 6:00 PM

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The Age of Debt

Barack Obama's first budget promises "fiscal responsibility"-and delivers the opposite.

Veronique de Rugy | 5.15.2009 4:00 PM

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Biden: We're Spending As Fast As We Can

Jacob Sullum | 5.13.2009 11:41 AM