Dr. Krugman: [A]mong people I talk to there’s a growing sense of frustration, even panic, over Mr. Obama’s failure to match his words with deeds. The reality is that when it comes to dealing with the banks, the Obama administration is dithering. Policy is stuck in a holding pattern. [...] ...off...

The news has been consistently full of disheartening records of ‘lowest since’ and ‘highest since’ for quite a while.  Unemployment is still rising if not accelerating.   12% of all homes with mortgages are either in default, delinquent, or foreclosure.  Nearly every econ...

Technology Surprise - cyber-crooks are targeting Facebook. This is like shooting fish in a barrel, but Facebook participants won’t understand that until it’s too late. They are busy throwing up pages in a vain attempt to garner attention, and have to figure out that the barrel is already...

I missed President Obama's speech Tuesday (had a prior commitment and how dare he not plan his speeches around my schedule?) but apparently he claimed only 2% of Americans will be getting a tax hike (income tax, that is, we're all getting his carbon tax hike). But according to the Wall Street Jour...

The severe economic crisis now gripping the United States — and hence the entire world — has been labeled by the Paper of Record as the “financial equivalent of 9/11.â€� In its severity and overall impact, the comparison may hold true. But when it comes to media coverage, a far better ...

KRUGMAN GIVES UP: Don’t worry, Paul Krugman! Once you accept the Hobo Jungle as an inevitability, you can start to plan your life there. And it’s still early. There are many spacious trash mounds left to stake out — some real steals. Get one near a sewer! You can fish for your own ...

Early Monday Morning News Roundup The stimulus package has passed the House and the Senate and awaits the president’s signature. If you think the fight over the stimulus package is over, you’re wrong. There’s plenty more fighting to do. As Obama and his administration begin to lo...

Watch out, America, because David Brooks has written another one of his famous “theme” columns, in which he takes on a gimmick — like pretending to be Kierkegaard, or a doctor researching some new Obama disease, or a cartoon Asian Buddhist Negro being attacked by the Internet ̵...

The Obama "Stimulus" Package is most like: A. A piece of pecan pie with whipped cream. B. A crap sandwich, hold the bread. C. Neither A or B, but any opposition whatsoever to the plan is a conspiracy by Dick Cheney and the Evil Republicans to hurt poor people and kill labor unions. Oh, and have I me...

How often do you see someone on television deride media darlings Al Gore and Paul Krugman in virtually the same sentence? Not often, right? Well, on Monday's "Situation Room," CNN contributor Alex Castellanos deliciously did exactly that, and actually evoked some nervous laughter from stud...