Obama Economy Facts
16 August 
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I have an op-ed running in today’s New York Daily News. Here is a footnoted version of it.
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Partisan premises for the 2010 election
6 July 3 Comments
Here are a dozen premises that appear to be driving Republican and Democratic party strategies as we approach the 2010 election.
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Summary of Chairman Bernanke’s testimony
9 June 2 Comments
Here’s a brief summary of Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke’s testimony today before the House Budget Committee.
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Cliff Notes: The President’s Carnegie Mellon economic speech
7 June 5 Comments
I attempt to summarize the President’s 5,000+ word economic speech last week at Carnegie Mellon University.
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How should we define Too Big to Fail?
21 April 11 Comments
I’d like to propose some structure to the policy debate around the Too Big to Fail concept.
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Should taxpayers subsidize underwater homeowners?
26 March 46 Comments
The Administration is using tax dollars to subsidize some homeowners who are underwater on their mortgages. Why do policymakers think we should make taxpayers subsidize someone who lost money on an investment?
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The inside game
16 March 10 Comments
I hope you will accept these dozen observations in lieu of a real prediction for health care reform.
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What can President Obama learn from President Bush’s bipartisan successes?
23 February 50 Comments
Conventional wisdom says the tenure of President George W. Bush was dominated by partisanship. This conventional wisdom ignores significant bipartisan legislative accomplishments led by President Bush. If President Obama wants bipartisan legislative success, he could learn a few things from his predecessor.
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The FCIC needs to analyze the failure of Fannie & Freddie
13 January 10 Comments
To understand the causes of the financial and economic crisis, I place a high priority on understanding why some firms failed, and why others would have failed but for direct government support. In our investigative work the commission needs to spend time on failure analysis. At the top of my failure analysis list are Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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My questions for four bank CEOs tomorrow
12 January 16 Comments
Here is a working draft of questions I would like to ask the bank CEO’s tomorrow. I am focusing on the Too Big To Fail (TBTF) concept and how it changed perception and behavior.
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