Dr Herbert Stein, one of America's greatest post war economists and public servants passed away in Washington in September, mour-ned by a legion of friends and admirers.Deeply influenced by the social and economic consequences of the great depression of the 1930s, Stein studied economics, first at Williams College...

Herbert Stein's writing was characterized by wit, modesty, and a contrarian streak, but above all by lucidity and grace.

AEI Senior Fellow Herbert Stein, a leading influence on U.S. economic policy for more than fifty years, died on September 8 from heart disease.

Tribute to Herbert Stein.

This book is a valuable asset for anyone seeking to make sense of economic news or, more importantly, to place it in a broader context.

The capacity for greatness in America lies dormant at times, but it will spring to life when the need or opportunity arises.

If we accept productivity as a proper measure of what people should earn, we have to consider the possibility that employers' willingness to pay is a wrong measure of workers' productivity.

The centerpiece of President Clinton's fiscal policy is his intention to use the budget surplus to save Social Security. Yet eight weeks after he submitted a budget of 405 pages, supplemented by the 616-page "Analytical Perspectives on the Budget" and 280 pages of related historical tables, that policy remains a...