Charles Wheelan, Ph.D. The Naked Economist

How to Improve American Education

2009-11-03 11:04:58

The current system discourages motivated, productive, energetic people from entering the profession in the first place. ...Read full article

G-20 Can't Solve Wall Street's Pay Problems

2009-10-02 17:28:29

The compensation system is broken, but it will have to be fixed by the firms themselves. ...Read full article

Why Health Care Is Different

2009-09-04 13:46:35

Unlike with other basic needs, the costs of medical care are just too unpredictable. ...Read full article

Seven Questions About Health Care

2009-08-14 10:46:37

Health care is right up there with many other controversial issues, and in some cases it's probably tougher. ...Read full article

Stop the Little League Arms Race

2009-07-23 16:37:33

This is yet another competition that leads to a bad outcome for all the parties involved. ...Read full article

Mountains of Debt: America's Economic Realities

2009-06-23 12:00:03

If the U.S. were a family, we'd be sitting at the kitchen table trying to figure out how to pay the AmEx and Visa bills. ...Read full article

The Human Capital Bubble

2009-06-02 18:25:44

Wall Street and its offshoots didn't just squander our capital -- they also grabbed talent that should have gone elsewhere. ...Read full article

Campaign Season: Lessons From the Inside

2009-04-20 12:32:03

At a time when we need good people in public office, I worry we have an electoral process with the opposite effect. ...Read full article

Goodbye Yahoo! Finance, Hello Congress?

2008-12-29 12:51:33

After years of critiquing economic policy, one columnist is putting his words into action -- and his name on the ballot. ...Read full article

Why a Big Three Bailout Is Driven to Fail

2008-11-18 08:26:41

Bailing out the auto industry would no more help the economy than it would spur U.S. carmakers to be more innovative. ...Read full article

The Twilight of Free-Market Ideology

2008-10-27 00:00:18

The financial meltdown may ensure that 2008 is remembered as the year free-market zealotry finally lost its grip. ...Read full article

Government Must Act to Protect Economy's Innocent Bystanders

2008-10-01 00:00:17

Call it a bailout if you want, but the government needs to stabilize the financial and housing markets right away. ...Read full article

More Contradictions from the Party of Less Government

2008-09-17 09:37:06

In responses to this week's Wall Street meltdown, the Republican Party has made its essential identity crisis plain. ...Read full article

A Well-Rounded Education Doesn't Have to Start with College

2008-08-26 00:00:34

A year of travel or service abroad offers the kind of experience that impresses admissions officers and hiring managers. ...Read full article

Liberal Spending, No Social Perks: Call It Neo-Neoconservatism

2008-08-06 00:00:41

Seven years of the Bush administration's fiscal recklessness raises a question: When is a conservative not a conservative? ...Read full article

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