by Dean Baker | Jul 17, 2017 | Blog
Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney had a Wall Street Journal column highlighting the benefits of "MAGAnomics." The piece can best be described as a combination of Groundhog Day and outright lies. In terms of Groundhog Day, we have actually tried...
by Dean Baker | Feb 3, 2017 | Blog
During his presidential campaign Donald Trump frequently talked about how he used campaign contributions as payoffs to advance his business interests. He boasted that if you give politicians money they have to do what you want. In an apparent effort to further advance...
by Dean Baker | Oct 3, 2016 | Health
Most people would consider it pretty bad luck if they had three inches of rain dumped on their city in a 24-hour period. That is, unless they had just missed being hit by a hurricane. That analogy captures how we should feel about Obamacare. There are still tens of...
by Dean Baker | May 9, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, Economy
As the media erupt in fury over Donald Trump's comments on the debt, it is worth taking the opportunity to remind people that the interest burden on the national debt is near a post-World War II low. While the debt-to-GDP ratio rose sharply in the Great Recession,...
by Dean Baker | Apr 27, 2016 | Blog, Jobs and Growth, Trade
Why are none of the "free trade" members of Congress pushing to change the regulations that require doctors go through a U.S. residency program to be able to practice medicine in the United States? Obviously, they are all protectionist Neanderthals. Will the media...
