Author Archives: Mark

Bloomberg ran an article last month in which Boston University economics professor Laurence Kotlikoff makes what appears to be a hugely important argument. In his words, the US is bankrupt. To be perhaps a little more literal but no less … Continue reading →

If you’ve read my “About Me” page linked over on the right hand side, you might recall me writing this – …I am wholly unimpressed by those who try to dismiss others’ views simply on the basis of a supposed … Continue reading →

Nouriel Roubini followed up the comments at Zeitgeist that I referred to on Thursday with an article yesterday in the Washington Post, again advocating a temporary (two year) cut in payroll tax. Part of his argument is that some of … Continue reading →

Christopher Rugaber of AP had an article published in a number of outlets yesterday noting that some economic indicators seem to have stabilized in the past month and deflation seems to be less of a danger. However, what caught my … Continue reading →

I’ve been watching a video of a couple of interesting presentations by Jim Wolfensohn and Nouriel Roubini at the US Zeitgeist Conference. Here are some of the key points they made – Wolfensohn His main point was that global economic … Continue reading →

In his Friday press conference, President Obama made some comments about the causes of the recession, both in his opening remarks and in response to the first question from the press. You can see it here –  Starting at … Continue reading →