Greenspan: "This is not an issue of credit rating, the United States can pay any debt it has..."

"... because we can always print money to do that. So, there is zero probability of default." Then what is it ? What I think the S...

"A flaw in the model that I perceived is the critical functioning structure that defines how the world works.”

Greenspan says oops.

Is it Greenspan's fault?

Peter S. Goodman has some clearly written analysis: Economists from across the ideological spectrum have criticized his decision to let the ...

What books would you like to see translated into Arabic?

Kalima -- an organization based in the UAE -- wants Americans to nominate books for translation : Kalima was founded last year by the Abu Dh...

What various law types read in 2007.

Collected at Legal Times — including an entry by me. ADDED: You have to register to read it, so let me copy what I wrote: My favorite readi...

Bill Clinton on Hillary Clinton: "Everything I'm saying here is my wife's position, not just mine."

Bill Clinton is out and about , burnishing his image, basking in the glow of attention. By the way, his wife is running for President. When ...

How incompetent is Harry Reid?

According to David Broder: Hailed by his staff as "a strong leader who speaks his mind in direct fashion," Reid is assuredly not a...