Politicians

By Mike Taylor 9/22/10 12:11pm

Morning Roundup: Americans Are Buying Cereal, Not Houses

Politicians on the campaign trail can actually feel voters’ economic pain, because several of them are fighting foreclosures, trying to pay off loads of debt and busted investments. Plus, if you think about it, anyone who’s challenging an incumbent is technically unemployed. [WSJ]
After Ben Bernanke promised yesterday to shower the U.S. economy Read More

By Mike Taylor 9/21/10 1:19pm

Don’t Vote. Politicians Don’t Control the Economy.

Before everyone gets all riled up and ready to vote out the bums who supposedly got us all into this mess, Harvard economist Edward Glaser cautions that elected officials vastly overstate their importance to the welfare of our economy. In other words, who cares at all who wins in November?

Glaser says that even Read More

The New York Observer

Politicians

Morning Roundup: Americans Are Buying Cereal, Not Houses

Don’t Vote. Politicians Don’t Control the Economy.

Betabeat

PolitickerNY

GalleristNY

Media

Real Estate

Culture

Opinion

Commercial Observer

Across the Wire

To Do Friday: Top Gun

Snug Like a Bug With Panoramic East River Views: Paul Rudolph's Penthouse Finds a Tenant

Permission to Splurge: Whole Foods Isn't Just About Where You Buy Your Food; It's About Who You Think You Are

Police Search for Subway Performers That 'Attacked' Man, 28, on F Train

Photographers Finally Leave Anthony Weiner's Apartment Alone