Commentary / World Aug 6, 2020
The specter of financial socialism
by Jesper Koll
The world needs a strong and confident narrative of free-market capitalism and liberal democracy more than ever.
Commentary / World Jul 21, 2020
U.S. must do better on its second COVID-19 test
by Mohamed A. El-Erian
The nation needs to incorporate lessons from its first “natural experiment” about policy relief, social distancing, testing and contact tracing.
Commentary / World Jun 30, 2020
by Michael J. Boskin
Policymakers must boost incentives to work in normal times when jobs are plentiful, while strengthening the safety net for when they are not.
Commentary / World Jun 24, 2020
America is on the road to relapse, not recovery
by Niall Ferguson
The U.S. isn’t following the example of countries that have shown what a “smart reopening” entails.
Commentary / World Jun 11, 2020
America’s great(er) recession will last for years
by Noah Smith
The upbeat employment numbers for May probably don’t point to a quick recovery.
Commentary / World Jun 10, 2020
The U.S. economy will need stimulus well beyond July
by Peter R. Orszag
It’s too soon to count on consumer demand to support the economy.
Commentary / World May 28, 2020
Three ways Congress can save the U.S. economy
by Narayana Kocherlakota
Commentary / World May 10, 2020
Why America can make semiconductors but not swabs
by Dan Wang
U.S. factories are as productive as ever, but they've lost the process knowledge needed to retool quickly in a crisis.
Commentary / World Nov 19, 2019
China's Industrial Policies Work. So Copy Them
by Gabriel Wildau
Washington's refusal to adopt a comparable approach to Beijing is illogical and self-defeating.
Business / Economy Jul 23, 2019
Elizabeth Warren's 'economic crash' call spotlights Democrats' line of attack on Trump
Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren highlighted burgeoning debt levels and recent declines in manufacturing as factors making the U.S. economy vulnerable to a downturn, previewing a line of attack Donald Trump's opponents will use to pierce the aura of a record-long expansion and half-century ...
Commentary / World Mar 28, 2019
by Robert Samuelson
A new article warns that the economy might be on the edge of a giant "wealth bubble" that will collapse with possibly dire consequences.
Commentary / World Mar 25, 2019
by Robert Samuelson
Americans now broadly support government programs that would be considered socialism in other countries.