The prevailing Davos pessimism was brilliantly summed up by Harvard professor Niall Ferguson, who called what we are going through not a Great Depression but a "Great Repression." He was referring to measures taken by governments to repress the symptoms of the greatest financial crisis the world has ever faced. "Our leaders," he said, "are in a state of denial. They've convinced themselves that the world can save itself from excessive leverage with more leverage." READ MORE
Davos Notes: The Sessions I Decided to Skip Davos is not a place for people who have a hard time picking and choosing. You need to carefully circle the Must-Sees and x-out the Can-Live-Withouts in the massive "Programme" participants are given. Here is a sample of the sessions I decided to skip. READ MORE
On January 20th, when Obama was inaugurated as our 44th president, we took a collective breath and relaxed -- apparently George Bush really didn't believe in granting pardons. Think again.
The reality of FDR's rule is more complex than either side admits -- but the lessons vindicate one set of principles resoundingly.
Former Maryland Lt. Governor Michael Steele was just elected chairman of the RNC. Here are five facts about the new leader of the Republican party.
A war on terror which undermines the most basic values of society -- life, liberty, the rule of law -- is not worth waging if we end up creating a society which mirrors the repression we battled in the first place.
I just came back from the White House event where President Obama and Vice President Biden launched their Middle Class taskforce. It has been a long time out of power for many of the organizations represented there.
Several moments reassured me that I was not crazy in thinking that the power shift that is happening is actually an incredible opportunity for disruptive and agile leadership to emerge.
The Steele call was really an easy call, indeed the only call to make. This was the only thing the Party could do to avoid being shoved to the outer margins of national politics.
Republicans staged a temper tantrum last week over spending $200 million on contraceptive coverage. It turns out such a request wasn't even included in the stimulus.
Here is a completely arbitrary and idiosyncratic personal list of people I really wish had lived to see Barack Obama elected and sworn in.
John Conyers subpoenas Karl Rove, Obama blocks some of Bush's last-minute environmental rollbacks, Sarah Palin plans to sue federal government over endangered whales, and more.
I'm a liberal Democrat who doesn't agree with Mr. Steele on much of anything but I still find myself hoping that other progressives will take a moment to appreciate his nomination.
Bishop Williamson finds no "historical evidence" to prove the Holocaust happened, yet he has no trouble believing that God had a son on earth by immaculate conception who returned from the dead.
The NFL has only let me down on three occasions -- all three affronts to my ideals of "purity" -- and I haven't missed a Super Bowl or Wild Card Weekend in two decades.
Despite the Washington Post report Thursday that the Iraqi government will not issue a new operating license to Blackwater, a story from Danger Room says the mercenaries aren't going anywhere.
This Sunday as the Steelers and the Cardinals face off against each other in the Super Bowl, I am reminded of the lasting effects that may follow these players, possibly for the rest of their lives.
Candidate Obama offered hope for America's future and the country believed him. America's children living in fear pray that President Obama extends this hope to them.
American business journalism has been too American with too much reporting on companies and too little reporting on finance and the markets that have such a profound impact on our lives.
