Monthly Archives: May 2009


The Magical, Mystery Deficit

Barack Obama’s budget was released last week and at least one pundit is skeptical of the President’s fiscal plan. Robert J. Samuelson’s piece on Real Clear Markets (“Barack Obama’s Risky Deficit Spending,” May 18) is fairly critical of the President’s long-term budget projections, which, conservatively estimated, should see U.S. debt as a percentage of G.D.P. [...]

Required Summer Reading

With another (long) school year in the books, it’s time to turn to the books. Yes, you read that correctly – despite slogging through a year of studies, we at the ESA would like to make some recommendations as to “required” summer reading for students everywhere.
The Congressional Oversight Panel’s April Report:
Elizabeth Warren’s panel presents their [...]