James Pethokoukis
Recycled Plot Lines: Trillion Dollar Bailout Meet The Trillion Dollar Stimulus Bill
Say Anything (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
James Pethokoukis is looking at the case Obama and the Democrats are making for a stimulus package and thinks that we’ve maybe seen this song and dance before . Hollywood has nothing on Washington when it comes to shamelessly recycling stories and plot devices. Remember that big-budget turkey of the fall, “The Amazing Trillion-Dollar Bailout”? It was the story of how Uncle Sam persuaded...
Healthcare, Obama, and big government
The Shotgun (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
James Pethokoukis of U.S. News and World Report, and Michael F. Cannon of Cato-At-Liberty both argue that if the left pushes its government take over and socialization of medicine, the days of small government fiscal conservatism is over. Both are...
Obama: Forget About That Windfall Profits Tax?
US News (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
... more information, please see our advertisement About the Capital Commerce BlogSend an E-mail to James Pethokoukis is the money and politics blogger for U.S. News & World Report , where he writes the monthly Capital Commerce magazine column. Pethokoukis is also the assistant managing editor of the magazine's Money & Business section. He has written for many publications including...















