James Pethokoukis at U.S. News reads my cover story on the next president and the economy and notes correctly that despite what it says on the cover, it doesn’t really offer any prescription for economic growth (I had nothin’ to do with that cover language). Then he goes all Matt Miller and offers “five ideas [...]
PRASHANT PANJIAR/Livewire Images for Time This photo, which accompaniesd a disturbing story by Hannah Beech, was taken on the outskirts of Naypyidaw, Burma’s new capital. The billboard is advertising a new hotel–apparently there isn’t much in Naypyidaw but new hotels. In case you’re having trouble reading the words on it, they are: THE THINGAHA ÜBER [...]
In my story on the next president and the economy I intimated that higher taxes might be in our future. That got me thinking about what today’s overall tax burden looks like in historical terms. Which meant it was time to make a chart! GRAPHIC BY FEILDING CAGE “Taxes” covers federal, state and local taxes [...]
