by Jane Richey | Aug 3, 2012 | Free Markets, Politics
In a sign that the employment picture remains weak, 4.4 million people reported being permanently out of work in July, according to government figures. That number has remained abnormally high since the recession ended three years ago. While the total number of...
by Jane Richey | Jul 31, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
Some Federal Reserve officials are reviving an idea that rose and fell with Alan Greenspan, the former Fed chairman, as they seek to persuade colleagues to take new action to stimulate growth. Central bankers generally set policy based on their judgment about the most...
by Jane Richey | Jul 24, 2012 | Politics
Two-thirds of likely voters say the weak economy is Washington’s fault, and more blame President Obama than anybody else, according to a new poll for The Hill. It found that 66 percent believe paltry job growth and slow economic recovery is the result of bad policy....
by Jane Richey | Jul 23, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
Three years since the recession ended, 43 states have yet to regain the jobs they lost in the downturn. The figure is a reminder of how weak the nation’s job market remains. The states that are the furthest behind in job growth are those that were hit hardest by the...
by Jane Richey | Jul 23, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
Is the U.S. economy in a recession right now? Has the next recession in the United States already begun? Unfortunately, there are a lot of economic numbers that are pointing in that direction. U.S. retail sales have fallen for three months in a row, U.S....
