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The Next Fiscal Cliff
Don’t celebrate yet—the next budget crisis is just two months away.
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The Winners and Losers in the Fiscal-Cliff Deal
Surprise! The rich and the elderly win again.
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Why I Miss Pork-Barrel Politics
The fiscal cliff fiasco is a reminder that there are worse things than earmarks and pork.
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What Does the Fiscal Cliff Mean for You?
Unless you’re retired and poor, something bad.
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CPI Unchained
The sneaky plan to cut Social Security and raise taxes by changing how inflation is calculated.
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The Top Stocks of 2012
The year’s big winners show signs of a rebounding economy.
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Will Fast Food Turn Healthy Next Year?
A little-noticed Obamacare provision is spurring chains to develop healthier menus, and perhaps change eating habits.
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The Permanent Budget Crisis
The looming debt-ceiling showdown will extend the fiscal crisis for months—or more.
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Nordic Sibling Rivalry
How Norwegian oil wealth and Swedish migrant work have reversed the centuries-old Scandinavian power dynamic.
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It’s Crazy To Pay $200 for Your Next iPhone. You Should Pay $600!
T-Mobile wants to make you to pay full price for your phone, and you should thank them for it.
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Don’t Raise the Medicare Eligibility Age
Kicking people off Medicare would cost patients about twice as much as it would save the government.
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Save the $1 Bill!
A new GAO study says we could save billions by replacing dollar bills with coins. Don’t believe it.
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Can Shinzo Abe Save Japan?
The candidate with a plan to cure what ails rich economies.
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Against the Grand Bargain
A long-term deficit deal is impossible, and the quest for one is hurting the country.
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The Bogus Alarmism About “Currency Manipulation”
Politicians need to stop panicking that China’s doing it.
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The Case of the Vanishing Policy Memo
An influential conservative group released a copyright reform memo that was so smart it had to immediately disavow it.
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Keep Tipping Your Servers
Owners of Applebees, Denny’s, and Papa John’s are whining about Obamacare. Don’t take them seriously.
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Save the Payroll Tax Holiday
It’s the most important part of the “fiscal cliff”—and nobody’s talking about it.
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How Cheap Will Legal Marijuana Be in Colorado and Washington?
Not nearly as cheap as it should be!
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Boehner Is Bluffing
The House Speaker has no leverage on the Bush tax cuts. We should stop taking him seriously.
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The GOP’s Hispanic Nightmare
Republicans’ minority outreach problems go way, way beyond immigration.
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The Next President Is Lucky
Whoever wins the election will get to preside over a growing economy and look like a genius.
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What if Romney Wins?
Economic policy would change a lot less than conservatives hope and liberals fear.
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How To Save New York
The $15-billion Dutch-style storm surge control system that could prevent America’s biggest city from flooding next time.
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Can the Cans, Romney
Food drives are a terrible idea if you want to help people after a disaster.
