Amity Shlaes
Amity Shlaes is a senior fellow in economic history at the Council on Foreign Relations and the author of the best-sellers "The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression" and "The Greedy Hand: Why Taxes Drive Americans Crazy."
Shlaes also wrote a book on German reunification, "Germany: The Empire Within." She was formerly a columnist for the Financial Times and a member of the editorial board of The Wall Street Journal. In the early 1990s she served as the Journal's op-ed editor. Prior to that she followed the collapse of communism for The Wall Street Journal/Europe. She is a winner of the Manhattan Institute's distinguished Hayek Prize, and chairman of the jury for the Frederic Bastiat Prize, an international award for writing on political economy.
Articles By Amity Shlaes
Clint Eastwood’s Ad Makes Democrats’ Day: Amity Shlaes
Clint Eastwood has been busy fending off critics who posit that the Super Bowl commercial he made for Chrysler represents election-year propaganda for President Barack Obama.
How Lowering Taxes on the Rich Can Raise Revenue: Amity Shlaes
Tax the rich. Forever. And not just in election years. The general assumption is that rate increases will be the new norm. The main reason for this is said to be democracy itself.
Shlaes: Bernanke’s Housing-Market Meddling Tarnishes Trust
In 2009, an economist named Paola Sapienza came up with an image to describe the challenge the U.S. economy faced after the financial crisis. The economy was like a board game, Sapienza, a professor at Northwestern University, told me. Especially like the old favorite “Monopoly.”
Kelly Clarkson Sings Conservatives’ Blues for 2012: Amity Shlaes
Every campaign has its song. That song isn’t always the one the candidate chooses. In 2008, John McCain revealed that he liked “Dancing Queen” by Abba. The senator’s staffers allowed that the theme of “Rocky” might also suit the pugnacious one.
New Political Buzzwords Obscure Same Old Problems: Amity Shlaes
Happy Fiscal New Year, Americans. In 2012, your paystub will feature an increasingly progressive income-tax structure and a temporary two-month partial payroll- tax holiday.
Krugman’s Austerity Alarms Miss Depression Lessons: Amity Shlaes
So it’s official. The New York Times, or at least columnist Paul Krugman, has declared us to be in a worldwide depression. And just in time for Christmas.
Tax-Holiday Tricks Only Undermine Social Contract: Amity Shlaes
Black Friday, and we were getting ready to hop in the car and head to the outlet mall when the phone rang. It was a pollster calling to interview us about the nation’s collective splurge. If we answered just three questions about the unpleasant topic of our politicians and the federal debt, we’d get a free Caribbean cruise.
Taylor Swift as Counterculture Icon for Teens: Amity Shlaes
What is teen rock music for? To shut out parents. Or so it always seemed.
Gingrich Bounce Shows Geek Love Can Still Blossom: Amity Shlaes
Whether his recent rise in the polls is lasting or not, Newt Gingrich has already shifted Campaign 2012 for the better. The feisty former speaker of the House has reminded us through his debate performances that knowledge is an important part of a president’s work.
Harvard’s Walkout Students Misunderstand Economics: Amity Shlaes
What’s wrong with Ec 10? The dozens of Harvard University undergrads who walked out of the school’s famous introductory economics course this month think they know.
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