The Open Market Blog

• By: Ryan Young
• 12/06/2008

President-elect Obama has a plan to create 2.5 million jobs over the next two years. One of his ideas is to install energy-efficient light…

• By: Ryan Young
• 10/28/2008

Following the economy, especially lately, can be confusing. Reporters are not helping matters. A CNN.com article, for example, blames yesterday’s stock market plunge on…

• By: Ryan Young
• 10/21/2008

If goods do not cross borders, then soldiers will. It’s an old saying. Maybe even a cliché. But there is some truth to it. What…

• By: Ryan Young
• 07/31/2008

The New York Times ominously reports that “G.D.P. Grows at Tepid 1.9% Pace Despite Stimulus” A more accurate wording would be “G.D.P. Grows at…