Some Platinum Coin Objections from the Mainstream: Part II
Body: I began a lengthy critical reply to Philip Wallach’s reply to my earlier analysis of his paper in Part I of this series. There I covered some preliminary mis-characterizations of what I said and,...
View ArticleSome Platinum Coin Objections from the Mainstream: Part III
Body: This is Part III of my lengthy reply to Philip Wallach’s reply to my evaluation of his views on the platinum coin proposal and other options for settling debt ceiling conflicts. In Part I I...
View ArticleSome Platinum Coin Objections from the Mainstream: Part IV
Body: This is Part IV of my reply to Philip Wallach’s reply to my evaluation of his views on the platinum coin proposal and other options for settling debt ceiling conflicts. In Part I I discussed some...
View ArticleSome Platinum Coin Objections from the Mainstream: Part V
Body: This is Part V, and the conclusion, of the series providing my reply to Philip Wallach’s reply to my evaluation of his views on the platinum coin proposal and other options for settling debt...
View ArticleAn Excerpt from Real Fiscal Responsibility, Vol I: the Progressive Give-up...
Body: Below is an excerpt from my most recent e-book:Real Fiscal Responsibility, Vol. I: The Progressive Give-up Formula. The book is volume I of II critiquing austerity politics at the Federal level...
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For US Democracy: There Is Only One Choice
Body: We need big, big changes in the United States. Many of them will require the Federal Government to spend unprecedented amounts, including deficit spending to enable us to solve problems that have...
View ArticleReal Fiscal Responsibility, Vol. II: The Peterson Network, Inequality, and...
Body: This is how the mission of the President’s National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform was defined by the White House on February 18, 2010:The Commission is charged with identifying...
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Riskonomics: Reducing Risk by Killing Your Worst Ideas: My New Book
Body: About 6 years ago I stopped posting at my All Life Is Problem Solving site, and shifted my blogging over to other sites devoted to economics and politics, often blogging under the handle...
View ArticleYes We Can Pay for Increasing Social Security Benefits: Updated
Body: Or, I might add, for any other obligation the Federal government cares to honor.
View ArticleObama has Plans for the TPP during the Lame Duck—Here's what you Need to Know
Body: President Obama is mobilizing a last-ditch effort to overcome opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and get it passed before leaving office.
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