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Charles Wheelan, Ph.D. The Naked Economist

Charles Wheelan, Ph.D.

Professor Charles Wheelan, author of the groundbreaking book "Naked Economics," undresses the issues of the day, stripping away politics and jargon with dry wit to explain how economics affects the big headlines -- and our everyday lives. "The Naked Economist" appears monthly exclusively on Yahoo! Finance. View Charles's Bio

Why a Big Three Bailout Is Driven to Fail
2008-11-18 08:26:41
Bailing out the auto industry would no more help the economy than it would spur U.S. carmakers to be more innovative. ...Read full article
The Twilight of Free-Market Ideology
2008-10-27 00:00:18
The financial meltdown may ensure that 2008 is remembered as the year free-market zealotry finally lost its grip. ...Read full article
Government Must Act to Protect Economy's Innocent Bystanders
2008-10-01 00:00:17
Call it a bailout if you want, but the government needs to stabilize the financial and housing markets right away. ...Read full article
More Contradictions from the Party of Less Government
2008-09-17 09:37:06
In responses to this week's Wall Street meltdown, the Republican Party has made its essential identity crisis plain. ...Read full article
A Well-Rounded Education Doesn't Have to Start with College
2008-08-26 00:00:34
A year of travel or service abroad offers the kind of experience that impresses admissions officers and hiring managers. ...Read full article
Liberal Spending, No Social Perks: Call It Neo-Neoconservatism
2008-08-06 00:00:41
Seven years of the Bush administration's fiscal recklessness raises a question: When is a conservative not a conservative? ...Read full article
Instant Gratification Nation: Can We Still Sacrifice for the Future?
2008-07-22 00:00:47
Deferring gratification is essential to human achievement, but we may no longer be capable of it as a nation. ...Read full article
Confessions of a Maturing Libertarian
2008-06-25 00:00:00
Despite its shortcomings, libertarianism's wariness of government meddling has some useful real-world applications. ...Read full article
High Fuel Costs Could Spur a New Rationalism
2008-06-10 00:00:04
Skyrocketing gas prices have had an effect on the way Americans live, and you may be surprised at the changes still to come. ...Read full article
Putting the Insurance Back in Insurance
2008-05-21 00:00:35
Our next president needs to take a cue from Massachusetts (and Mitt Romney) and make health insurance mandatory. ...Read full article
Small Towns, Big Problems
2008-04-24 00:00:43
In his wrong-headed characterization of rural America as "bitter," Barack Obama may have stumbled on an economic truth. ...Read full article
A New Real Estate Reality
2008-04-01 00:00:46
Housing prices had their biggest drop in 20 years. Things have to get worse before they get better, so thank goodness. ...Read full article
Rx for the GOP? Get Serious about Health Care Reform
2008-03-07 14:32:16
The Republicans are courting disaster by not addressing the health care system. John McCain, time to take your medicine. ...Read full article
You Get the Government You Deserve
2008-02-20 09:00:48
Small-government proponents, take note -- the feds could've headed off the mortgage debacle and saved us from ourselves. ...Read full article
Skills Deficit Makes 'Creating Jobs' a Pipe Dream
2008-01-29 00:00:12
Politicians want you believe that unemployment is a function of too few jobs. In fact, it's a function of too few skills. ...Read full article
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