Amity Shlaes
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The problem with Obama's carrots and sticks plan
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Amity Shlaes
Feb 1, 2012
President Obama plans to build much of his election-year policy agenda around carrots and sticks. But commentator Amity Shlaes that plan could backfire.
For 2012, out with the new, in with the old
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Amity Shlaes
Dec 8, 2011
Voters in Iowa will head to the Republican caucus in a few weeks. On the ballot could be a trend that might define the election.
Don't blame the Fed
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Amity Shlaes
Oct 4, 2011
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testified before a congressional committee today about the economy, and what the Fed is doing to promote growth.
The politics of the budget
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Amity Shlaes
May 27, 2011
Frustrated by the annual budget ritual in D.C.? There's a law behind what some consider a maddening process.
Looking to President Coolidge for budgetary perspective
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Amity Shlaes
Apr 25, 2011
He's the not the first president that comes to mind as an economic pioneer. But Calvin Coolidge is worth a second look.