Greg Mankiw, Random Observations

Although there may be broad disagreement among economists on certain issues, over the years a consensus has emerged on a number of key policy issues. Above are 10 propositions and the percent of economists surveyed who agree with them...

Russell Roberts, Cafe Hayek

Greg Mankiw notes that deflation worries have subsided and points to this chart showing that inflation-adjusted Treasuries (blue line) no longer have a higher yield (anticipating deflation) than unadjusted Treasuries:

Mankiw writes:

The negative inflation compensation that showed up a few months ago (when the blue line was... More

The provision for expanding government health care programs in the new Washington stimulus package has re-ignited debate about whether we are slowly nationalizing health care in America. Above are the proportions of all health care expenditures paid by government vs. the private sector today and in the near future, as estimated by analysts at the Heritage Foundation.