New York Magazine

What if everything we’ve come to think of as American is predicated on a freak coincidence of economic history? And what if that coincidence has run its course?

Pub Date:

Sun, 07/21/2013

Author:

Benjamin Wallace-Wells

Source:

New York Magazine

Link:

http://nymag.com/news/features/economic-growth-2013-7/

Discussion on the Brian Lehrer Show:
http://www.wnyc.org/shows/bl/2013/jul/26/end-american-dream/

Yes, George W. Bush Was a Terrible President, and No, He Wasn’t Smart

Pub Date:

Thu, 04/25/2013

Author:

Jonathan Chait

Source:

New York Magazine

Link:

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/04/bush-terrible-president-also-not-a-...

The general reckoning of Bush is not too harsh. It is too kind.

The 2012 Election Is Bush-Kerry in Reverse

Pub Date:

Fri, 04/27/2012

Author:

Jonathan Chait

Source:

New York Magazine

Link:

http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2012/04/2012-election-is-bush-kerry-in-reverse.html

In Praise of Extremism

Pub Date:

Sun, 09/25/2011

Author:

Frank Rich

Source:

New York Magazine

Link:

http://nymag.com/news/frank-rich/bipartisanship-2011-10/

Obama's Original Sin

Pub Date:

Sun, 07/03/2011

Author:

Frank Rich

Source:

New York Magazine

Link:

http://nymag.com/news/frank-rich/obama-economy/presidents-failure/

The president's failure to demand a reckoning from the moneyed interests who brought the economy down has cursed his first term, and could prevent a second.