Robert J. Samuelson has written a bi-weekly column for Newsweek since 1984. He also writes for The Washington Post.
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Why We’re in the Budgetary Soup
Championing smaller government without coming to grips with Social Security and Medicare is like... MORE
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Radicals, Reactionaries, and the Fourth
The overlooked reality in the debate about American “exceptionalism” is that most Americans don’t... MORE
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Global Economic Paralysis?
The Bank for International Settlements has just published its annual report, and it is a dour... MORE
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The Great Jobs Mismatch
One puzzle of this somber economy is the existence of unfilled jobs in the midst of mass... MORE
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Hunkered-down America
It’s a cliche—but true—that an obstacle to a stronger economic recovery is the lack of confidence... MORE
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Let's End Medicare ‘As We Know It’
It's time that we alter the incentives to reward better care, not more care. MORE
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No Easy Escape
Greece’s Crisis Could Torpedo Europe’s Recovery MORE
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Stuck in a Post-Crisis Gloom
It may be time to move beyond pessimism.... MORE
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Samuelson: The Elderly are Better Off Than Advertised
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A Silver Lining in the Housing Bust
Almost everyone considers the housing collapse a disaster, and it is.... MORE
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Ben Bernanke’s Bet on Jobs and Inflation
How much can the Fed reduce unemployment without stoking inflation? MORE
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Obama Abdicates on the Budget
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The Politics of Wishful Thinking
In the Great Budget Debate, Democrats and Republicans are closer than you might think.... MORE
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The Real GE Scandal
It’s not that the company won’t pay any 2010 U.S. income taxes.... MORE
