Same question, lots of different answers, but no solutions (The Herald)

The old joke about asking 10 economists a straight question and getting 11 different answers did not come into popular use by accident. There is often a scatter-gun-like pattern to macroeconomic predictions. Plenty of whipper-snappers keen to make a name for themselves with some wilder forecasts.

ARCHIVES (Jewish World Review)

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George W. Bush: Multilateralism’s Greatest Booster? (The Globalist)

World history does take strange turns, especially as far as the foreign policy goals of U.S. presidents are concerned. Presidents may set out to pursue one agenda, only to be remembered for going about achieving their goals in surprising ways — or even effecting the opposite of the desired outcome.

Consumers continue to cut back spending amid economic woes (Minnesota Public Radio)

It's been a rough week for economic news. A number of retailers, including Minneapolis-based Target, reported lower sales in October. Employers responded to their shrinking revenues by shedding jobs. The nation's jobless rate hit 6.5 percent this past month, the highest level since 1994.