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True verdict on Obama administration years away

WASHINGTON – It is far too early to render final judgment on the Obama presidency. All the chatter about his “legacy” overlooks two obvious realities. The significance of Obama w...

DATE: Jan 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Robert Samuelson

Trump’s job ‘jawboning’ is politics, not economics

The reality is that his jawboning won’t create many new jobs and could actually cost U.S. jobs. WASHINGTON — Jawboning is back in style, courtesy of Donald J. Trump. Those with lo...

DATE: Jan 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Robert Samuelson

Trying to understand the new world order in 2017

On all fronts, the actual future confounds the imagined future. WASHINGTON — One insistent question that will shape 2017 is whether we’re witnessing the gradual decay of the post-...

DATE: Jan 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Robert Samuelson

Trump’s economic plan may be mission impossible

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump, it seems, embraces the old dictum: Make no small plans. Already, he’s published an agenda for his first 100 days in office, recalling Franklin’s Roosevelt’s launch...

DATE: Nov 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: Robert Samuelson

Political paralysis owed to shifting demographics

WASHINGTON – The political paralysis in Washington is often ascribed, depending on partisanship, to Republican obstructionism or President Obama’s arrogance. But there are deeper causes to t...

DATE: Mar 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Robert Samuelson