Vouchers are in the news. One local newspaper led the week by editorially warning President-elect Bush to shun any plan for vouchers in public education. On the same day, the head of a state business group urged our Legislature to…
Bush appointee Lindsey is best described as supply-side economist
George W. Bush has named his cabinet, and his inauguration is only a few days off. Now that the public knows just whom he has asked to serve, attention turns to the policies these appointees will champion. Given the widespread…
Last-minute holiday rush didn’t happen, so Fed went with rate cut
It’s safe to say that virtually no one expected the Fed’s surprise announcement on Wednesday that it was cutting its target for the federal funds rate by one-half of a percentage point. Just 15 days earlier, the entire Federal Open…
There will be howls and yowls, but Republicans have to talk taxes
Republicans need to make a fundamental decision about their party’s identity. Do they want to be known as the party that has a coherent, thoughtful view on the most effective role government can play in economic activity? Or do they…