Today is Earth Day – no better a time to review the destruction we are wreaking on our planet by emitting carbon dioxide in extraordinary and unrelenting quantities. And yes, some progress has been made in bending the curve of how much is being sent skyward, but that progress is not nearly enough to give […]
The 2024 baseball seasons has begun – a good moment for a look back at the impact of changes made a year ago to try to refresh the nation’s pastime, which has been losing fan attention to other major sports, particularly football. To the less knowledgeable, the rules changes may seem modest. Pitchers were given […]
The polling between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump may be neck and neck, but in another barometer of the contest – money-raising – it is not much of a contest. By almost every metric, Biden is outperforming Trump. Not to mention that Trump is using a significant portion of his donations to […]
When President Biden appears before Congress tomorrow night to deliver his State of the Union address, he will no doubt tout the economic accomplishments of his administration, which are substantial. Taking office in the midst of a pandemic, Biden has presided over a surprisingly robust economic recovery that continues to power forward. Let’s start with […]
The presidential primary season is all but over – one of the shortest in memory – and that’s one of the challenges that our democracy is facing. Our elected leaders are being chosen by a smaller and smaller share of our population. For starters, the share of Americans who identify themselves as members of a […]
As the United States contemplates providing further aid to Ukraine and also considers further sanctions against Russia, it should consider the surprisingly robust state of the Russian economy – and what effect it has on Russia’s ability to maintain its war against its neighbor to the west. When Russia invaded Ukraine, many observers believed that […]
When it comes to political donations, many Americans probably think that Republicans – historically, the party of the wealthy – way outraise Democrats. That was true years ago but has not been the case in recent cycles and does not seem likely to be the case this year, even as fundraising efforts accelerate in advance […]
A growing economy. More jobs. Abating inflation. A record stock market. A recent spate of economic data all points in one direction: an economy that continues to perform more strongly (and with less inflation) than many expected just a few months ago. While public perceptions often lag realities, all of this augurs well for President […]
Congress narrowly avoided another government shutdown on Thursday – but did so by kicking the can down the road, leaving key issues of government spending and immigration policy to be dealt with over the next six weeks. Unusually, while the Senate is more often the dysfunctional body of Congress, it’s the House of Representatives that […]
As President Biden closes out this third calendar year as president, with reelection looming, what does his economic scorecard look like? While it’s been a bit of a bumpy ride, his economy is ending 2023 on a strong note. And although next year looks to be another year of solid performance, none of that has […]
