Timothy P. Carney is a senior political columnist at the Washington Examiner and a visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. He is also the author of "The Big Ripoff" (Wiley, 2006) and "Obamanomics" (Regnery, 2009).
By Timothy P. Carney | 05/08/13 04:50 PM
When do 21 Republican senators vote for higher taxes? Answer: When the biggest businesses and local politicians hire top K Street lobbyists to push for the tax-hike legislation. A bipartisan majority of senators on Monday passed the "Marketplace Fairness Act," which forces large and mid-sized...
By Timothy P. Carney | 05/07/13 01:45 PM
The Federal Reserve’s policy of creating tons of new dollars by buying up financial assets is creating winners — and it’s not the middle class or the poor. Reuters explains that the Fed’s buying spree has driven up the price of subprime bonds, making some investors rich, while not...
By Timothy P. Carney | 05/07/13 01:10 PM
President Obama’s “New Economic Patriotism” leans heavily on exports, and thus on subsidies from the Export-Import Bank of the United States. Obama uses Ex-Im to support industries he likes (solar), companies he likes (Siemens, GE), and industries hurt by sequestration (satellites)....
By Timothy P. Carney | 05/07/13 12:35 PM
Being gay and childless led economist John Maynard Keynes to push short-term-oriented economic policy, asserted British commentator Niall Ferguson over the weekend. After a Twitter spasm of ire, Ferguson apologized pretty thoroughly. For one thing, Keynes and his wife reportedly lost a child...
By Timothy P. Carney | 05/06/13 05:20 PM
The presidential nominee who raised the most money won the 2012 election. Despite stiff odds in their favor, the party that raised the most in Senate races ended up gaining seats in 2012. So what does liberal Washington Post blogger Ezra Klein mean when he says, in the context of election...
By Timothy P. Carney | 05/05/13 04:55 PM
There are two power centers in the Senate Republican Conference. One is the official leadership under Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. The second is the Tea Party Troika of Ted Cruz, Mike Lee and Rand Paul. It's not that there are two Republican parties. Nor is there a chasm running along...
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