Business and Finance

  • In the News

    It’s hard to imagine that it’s going to really be that expensive for online retailers to comply with the [“Internet Sales Tax”].

    May 6, 2013, Tracy Gordon, ABC News
  • In the News

    When budget cuts hit high-profile business travelers, you can get Congress to act.

    April 30, 2013, Darrell M. West, Bloomberg
  • In the News

    [Ray Lahood] brought a different perspective to Washington. He is a straight shooter, and I think he took transportation from the back of the political discussion to more of the forefront.

    April 30, 2013, Robert Puentes, National Public Radio
  • In the News

    One of [Cass Sunstein's] proudest accomplishments, he says, was nudging the Department of Agriculture toward replacing its old 'food pyramid' with a simpler 'food plate' showing that half your diet should be fruits and vegetables. He presided over big-ticket items too, including a rule to standardize safety warning labels that could save employers as much as $2.5 billion, and a rule to simplify doctors' and nurses' paperwork that could save hospitals and medical practices as much as $5 billion.

    April 29, 2013, Cass Sunstein, Los Angeles Times
  • In the News

    [The Obama administration hasn't] advertised [its regulation-trimming efforts] very well. No one knows that they've even been trying, let alone that they've accomplished anything.

    April 28, 2013, Elaine Kamarck, Los Angeles Times
  • In the News

    Europe is where the downside lies for the U.S. China is where the upside is.

    April 5, 2013, Domenico Lombardi, Bloomberg
  • In the News

    If every country tries to race towards the lowest rate, then in the end nobody gains. If you believe there should be no government at all, then fine. But if you believe some government is good, then you cannot have a system that erodes the tax base in all major countries.

    March 28, 2013, Kemal Derviş, New York Times
  • Expert Q & A | Cass Sunstein

    Cass Sunstein Previews New Book, Simpler: The Future of Government

    March 25, 2013, Cass Sunstein

  • Interview | GlobalPost

    What's the Big Deal about Cyprus?

    March 20, 2013, Michael W. Klein

  • In the News

    As a nation, we've got to figure out better, more long-term ways, more sustainable ways, to fund needed transportation projects without having to rely on this annual uncertainty which seems to be the norm instead of the exception now.

    March 14, 2013, Robert Puentes, WAMU

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