December 2011 Archive

Hope Springs Eternal: Ross Douthat on the Death of Christopher Hitchens

By Marie Burns: Ross Douthat decided early on to use his New York Times real estate to build the Church of Ross, which happens to be ...

You Don’t Have to Save When Your House Does it For You

By Dean Baker: Adam Davidson had an amusing piece in the New York Times on the consumption of various items that can be taken as reflecting consumers' sentiment. At one point he comments on the high levels of consumption of the last two decades and implied low levels of savings...