US Elections: The Deficit Hawks Have Already Won

Jeff Madrick Austerity economics has won in Europe. But there is a mythology traveling around that the U.S., at least, has retained the Keynesian orientation that helped cut short an economy spiraling downward into full-fledged depression. Not so. The deficit hawks have also largely won in the U.S.  The announcement last week that GDP grew … Continue reading US Elections: The Deficit Hawks Have Already Won