Posts About Recession

Calling Dr. Pangloss

I'm an optimist by nature, but if there's one thing the last decade should have reminded us, it's that the economic law of gravity has not been suspended. What goes up does come down.


Global Economy Looks Better Than Ever

A mild American recession is an overdue warning to America to curb its consumption. But it won't cause a global meltdown.


Digging Toward Economic Decline

What would happen if America took what it spends on energy "security" and spent it on energy efficiency?


The Wreck of Reckless Finance

The world economy is doing just fine – it’s America that faces a painful decade or more of re-inventing its fiscal discipline.


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