The Census Bureau reported today that the U.S. homeownership rate fell to 65.9 percent in the second quarter of 2011. That’s the lowest homeownership rate in slightly more than 13 years, since the 66.4 percent rate in the fourth quarter … read more >

If you truly want to understand the Tea Party vs. Boehner split these days, there’s really only one place to go: Taiwan!

Perhaps it’s the figuratively overheated political debate of this month, or maybe it’s just the literal heat of Washington, but even some generally reliable sources of policy analysis are starting to overshoot the mark and push the advocacy envelope when … read more >

In a blog post in early June, I argued that, despite her accomplishments and personal ability, the choice of Christine Lagarde to head the IMF would complicate and undercut IMF decision making when it came to crucial and difficult decisions … read more >

The Kauffman Foundation’s econo-blogger survey is out and chock-full of interesting stuff. With word today that the economy’s slowdown has been worse than previously thought, it’s a good time to highlight the question I asked the group. One reason to … read more >