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29 10, 2018

A Timely Lesson from our First President About Tolerance

By |2018-11-07T16:04:05+00:00October 29th, 2018|Ned Hill, Policy, Presidents|Comments Off on A Timely Lesson from our First President About Tolerance

George Washington’s Letter to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, Rhode Island By Ned Hill, A One-Handed Economist, and Professor of Public Administration and City & Regional Planning at The Ohio State University’s John Glenn College of Public Affairs, powered by The MPI Group On August 17, 1790, Moses Seixas, the Warden of Newport Rhode Island’s Synagogue Yeshuat Israel, read his letter of welcome to President George Washington: Permit the children of the stock of Abraham to … join with our fellow citizens in welcoming you to Newport… President Washington had two reasons for traveling to Newport. The professed reason was to recognize [...]

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24 02, 2017

Economic Growth — Obama’s Economic Legacy, Part 4

By |2017-02-24T15:24:32+00:00February 24th, 2017|Economic Growth, GDP, Ned Hill, Obama, One-Handed Economist, Policy, Presidents|Comments Off on Economic Growth — Obama’s Economic Legacy, Part 4

The United States has been in a prolonged period of slow growth: why? The answer lies in slow, grinding, demographic movements.

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17 02, 2017

National Debt — Obama’s Economic Legacy, Part 3

By |2017-02-21T19:24:32+00:00February 17th, 2017|Debt, Ned Hill, Obama, One-Handed Economist, Policy, Presidents, The Economy|Comments Off on National Debt — Obama’s Economic Legacy, Part 3

President Obama and his administration did an admirable job of holding off a second Great Depression; many people misinterpret this due to a misunderstanding of the national debt.

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16 02, 2017

Homeownership — Obama’s Economic Legacy, Part 2

By |2017-02-21T17:32:52+00:00February 16th, 2017|Homeownership, Ned Hill, Obama, One-Handed Economist, Policy, Presidents, The Economy|Comments Off on Homeownership — Obama’s Economic Legacy, Part 2

The fall in homeownership during Obama's presidency is not indicative of bad financial stewardship — it was instead a natural response to market conditions, and he did the best possible job under the circumstances.

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