Exuberant growth is stigmatized as immoral by some and bad public policy by others, and economists, surprisingly enough, are the biggest enemies of innovative, transformative growth.

In Rational Exuberance: Silencing the Enemies of Growth and Why the Future Is Better Than You Think (HarperBusiness, 2004), Michael J. Mandel argues that the U.S. economy will not create enough jobs or wealth in the future unless breakthrough innovations--on the order of the Internet--take place. It is...

When an economic downturn hits, one of the first concerns of policymakers should be getting business investment back on track.  Investment always takes a beating when the economy sours, so supporting private investment should become a top priority.

A review of Daniel Mandel's H.V. Evatt and the Establishment of Israel: The Undercover Zionist.

While everyone says they want more innovation, words are easy. The tough, practical questions remain: How do we get more innovation and how do we harness it?

Sen. Jim DeMint doesn’t think people much care about his presidential endorsement. But people do care--a lot.

The Obama administration is suing to block the merger of AT&T and T-Mobile USA. Lawyers at the Department of Justice argue that the marriage of the second and fourth largest wireless carriers will reduce competition. It is clear from the complaint filed by the government that the lawyers at DOJ do not fully understand the present state of wireless competition.

"The Great Stagnation: How America Ate All the Low-Hanging Fruit of Modern History, Got Sick and Will (Eventually) Feel Better" by Tyler Cowen is an e-book which brings new insight into how our current economy has been shaped.