Tag Archives: Obama Administration

Bin Laden and Mullah Omar: No Brothers in Arms

Would the return of the Taliban in Afghanistan really mean the next coming of al Qaeda?

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The Urgency of U.S. Financial-Sector Reform: Why Paul Volcker Is Right

What changes must be made to the financial sector before the U.S. economy can fully rebound?

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The New BSE Syndrome

Has the United States fallen victim to another BSE syndrome, this time in the political sphere?

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Why Afghanistan Is Lost

Will 30,000 additional U.S. troops help President Obama turn the tide in Afghanistan?

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Why the War in Afghanistan Cannot Be Won

Why is the situation in Afghanistan today resembling the quagmire in Vietnam in the 1960s?

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Fiscal Policy and Inequality: Latin American Lessons for the U.S.

How much reduction in inequality can, or should, the United States expect to achieve through fiscal policy?

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Pick Your Tax Increase

How will Americans pay for all the deficits being created?

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Running on Steroids: A False Economic Recovery

What underlying problems threaten the nascent U.S. economic recovery?

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Lower Healthcare Costs: Learning From History

How did Presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter tackle high prices in key sectors of the U.S. economy?

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Can GM Rise from the Ashes?

Can the U.S. car company, post-bankruptcy, succeed?

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