Tag Archives: Keynesianism
New CF&P “Economics 101” Video Documents Wasteful Legacy of Obamanomics
The latest “Economics 101″ video released today by the Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation (CF&P), highlights some of the waste, fraud, and abuse produced by President Obama’s profligate fiscal policy.
Obamanomics: A Legacy of Wasteful Spending
This mini-documentary from the Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation highlights egregious examples of wasteful spending from the so-called stimulus legislation and explains why government spending hurts economic performance.
Vote for the French Gal in the Stimulus Debate
The folks at U.S. News & World Report have posted an online debate on the never-ending topic: “Does Stimulus Spending Work?“ You know my thoughts on the topic, including my… Read more
Disaster Keynesianism Follows in Irene’s Wake
Disaster Keynesianism is the moniker I’ve given to the belief that destruction from natural disaster promotes prosperity. It is the logical extension of standard Keynesianism, which holds that any government… Read more
The Keynesian Crackup Continues: From Space Aliens to Food-Stamp Stimulus
Paul Krugman recently argued that a fake threat from space aliens would be good for the economy because the people of earth would waste a bunch of money building unnecessary… Read more
Basic Economics for Financial Journalists and Other Dummies
While driving home last night, I had the miserable experience of listening to a financial journalist being interviewed about the anemic growth numbers that were just released. I wasn’t unhappy… Read more
Deficits Are No One’s Best Friend
Susan Feiner, in a recent blog post for Ms Magazine, argues that continuing deficits favor the feminist movement. The post is entitled “A Feminist Economist Speaks Out: Deficits are a… Read more
Former Top Economic Aide for Obama Admits Threat of Lost Decade
Larry Summers served as Chairman of the National Economic Council for Barack Obama, so it is rather remarkable that he is admitting that the economy is in deep trouble and… Read more
New Study Shows Government Hindering Job Growth While Unemployment Lingers
It would not surprise most Americans to hear that unemployment rates are still lingering lower than pre-recession levels. As Dennis Cauchon wrote last week in USA Today: The nation has… Read more
Untangling Sherrod’s Keynesian Nonsense
Nancy Pelosi was rightly mocked for her nonsensical assertion that subsidizing unemployment is the best way to stimulate the economy. Unfortunately, as we pointed out at the time, such claims… Read more
