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What’s a ‘progressive’? Obama shows Sanders, Clinton with new oil tax
AP Photo / Kevin Liles Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton spent about a quarter of Thursday night’s debate arguing over the definition of “progressive,” and whether it applied to each of them. If you...
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Current job-growth streak is long, but not very strong
The sign-maker misspelled “middling.” (Jamie Squire/Getty Images) The jobs figures for February are out, and you’ll hear a lot about how this is the longest uninterrupted stretch of job creation in at...
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One reason sprawl has been good for Atlanta
AJC Photo / Bita Honarvar There may be no dirtier word in today’s local lexicon than “sprawl.” The image it conjures — of shopping center after shopping center (excuse me, “strip mall”) separated from...
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About those claims the economy performs better under Democrats
People seeking work stand in line outside a job fair in Cobb County, January 2015 (Jonathan Phillips / Special) It’s an election year, so we’re hearing a lot about whether the economy performs better...
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About the economy and Democrats, Part II
The sign-maker misspelled “middling.” (Jamie Squire / Getty Images) The initial estimate for first-quarter GDP is out, and — surprise! — it’s lousy. From the federal government’s own report on its...
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Overtime pay rule: Another attempt to override the weak economy
People seeking work stand in line outside a job fair in Cobb County, January 2015. (Jonathan Phillips / Special) The Trump phenomenon, with its rejection of so much center-right orthodoxy, has made a...
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Are we headed for a recession? Well, it is an election year …
News you can use? (AP file photo) Last week’s jobs report was surprisingly weak: The estimated 38,000 jobs added during May marks the weakest month since September 2010, when the economy last lost...
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On another ‘radical fringe’ idea of America’s future
Every American worker, apparently, in the minds of Block and Piven. (AP file photo) No week spent discussing the “radical fringe” in politics would be complete without reviewing one of the most...
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Please, let gas stations ‘gouge’ away if it means we can find fuel
Fine, I’ll say it: The state’s price-gouging law is bad policy that actually makes things worse when, as now, there’s a shortage of gasoline. A break in a crucial gas pipeline that supplies much of the...
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Letter from the ‘Other Georgia,’ which has worse problems than traffic
A welcoming storefront sign on the square in Cuthbert, where too many of the other storefronts advertise only what used to be in them. (Photo by Kyle Wingfield) Blogging has been a little light this...
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To see and taste what could be in Georgia, look at N.C.’s breweries
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Change is hard. It’s hard in part because those who resist it can point to what would be lost, which usually can be seen, while proponents can only describe what might be gained,...
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Why Donald Trump is dangerously wrong about trade
I have suggested before that Donald Trump does not actually hold many firm beliefs, at least in the sense we normally talk about a politician’s ideology or political philosophy. One exception to that,...
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Why the Trump administration will have a lot of energy to it
If you have been wondering how, from a practical standpoint, Donald Trump plans to fulfill his pledge to “make America great again,” his cabinet selections couldn’t convey it any more clearly. It’s...
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Opinion: How Trump can really boost U.S. automobile manufacturing
A lot of us on the right were unable to support Donald Trump in the election because some of his proposed solutions to our problems ran in exactly the wrong direction. Nowhere is that more clear than...
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Opinion: Obama’s legacy was doomed by one of his first acts
The Affordable Care Act is considered the signature law from Barack Obama’s presidency, understandably so given its nickname, Obamacare. But as he prepares to leave office and we begin to assess his...
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Opinion: Why rural Georgia shouldn’t be in a New York state of mind
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announces yet another bid to boost upstate New York, this time concerning Medicaid, March 1. (AP Photo / Kathy Willens) The economic stagnation in rural Georgia has drawn...
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Opinion: Help on the way for Georgians stuck below ‘welfare cliffs’
Imagine Congress created a new tax that didn’t just take a portion of each additional dollar you earned — it took more than that dollar, so that earning a higher wage left you with less take-home pay...
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Opinion: One big thing holding back Georgia’s economy
A student works with two instructors to in the on-set film production class at Gwinnett Technical College, February 2016. The film industry is one of the sectors seeking more trained workers in...
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Opinion: An about-face from Democrats on corporate taxes?
Throwback Thursday: Back when Democrats knew the corporate tax rate was too high. So, we’re really going to do this, huh? President Trump gave a speech about tax reform on Wednesday, and it appears...
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Opinion: No, natural disasters like Irma aren’t good for the economy
Does this look like good economic policy to you? A car port awning sits on U.S. 17 after being ripped off by Hurricane Irma on Monday in Bowling Green, Fla. (AP Photo / Chris O’Meara) Once the storm...
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