Charles Wheelan, Ph.D. The Naked Economist

Mountains of Debt: America's Economic Realities

2009-06-23 12:00:03

If the U.S. were a family, we'd be sitting at the kitchen table trying to figure out how to pay the AmEx and Visa bills. ...Read full article

The Human Capital Bubble

2009-06-02 18:25:49

Wall Street and its offshoots didn't just squander our capital -- they also grabbed talent that should have gone elsewhere. ...Read full article

Campaign Season: Lessons From the Inside

2009-04-20 12:32:09

At a time when we need good people in public office, I worry we have an electoral process with the opposite effect. ...Read full article

Goodbye Yahoo! Finance, Hello Congress?

2008-12-29 12:51:33

After years of critiquing economic policy, one columnist is putting his words into action -- and his name on the ballot. ...Read full article

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

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