One intriguing subplot of the economic crisis is the failure of most economists to predict it. Here we have the most spectacular economic and financial crisis in decades - possibly since the Great Depression - and the one group that… — Robert J. Samuelson Copy Share Image
Probably the only people left who think that economics deserves a Nobel Prize are economists. It confirms their conceit that they're doing 'science' rather than the less tidy task of observing the world and trying to make sense of it.… — Robert J. Samuelson Copy Share Image
People prefer to be with people like themselves. For all the celebration of 'diversity,' it's sameness that dominates. Most people favor friendship with those… — Robert J. Samuelson Copy Share Image
At every stage since World War II, people have assumed that what's happening today will happen forever. Universally, that's been wrong. I can't say… — Robert J. Samuelson Copy Share Image
If President Clinton has his way, we will have a false debate in the 1996 election campaign. It will not engage real political choices… — Robert J. Samuelson Copy Share Image
One intriguing subplot of the economic crisis is the failure of most economists to predict it. Here we have the most spectacular economic and… — Robert J. Samuelson Copy Share Image
When you become 70, you can't deny that you're on the downhill. But I keep doing what I've been doing. If I retired, what… — Robert J. Samuelson Copy Share Image
I believe we should build a wall - it might or might not slow immigration but it's worth a try and certainly that would… — Robert J. Samuelson Copy Share Image
In politics, there's a fine line between too much conviction and too little. — Robert J. Samuelson Copy Share Image
Probably the only people left who think that economics deserves a Nobel Prize are economists. It confirms their conceit that they're doing 'science' rather… — Robert J. Samuelson Copy Share Image
We have arrived at socialized medicine in America. I do not report this as either a good or bad event but simply as something… — Robert J. Samuelson Copy Share Image
The tendency for politicians to claim credit for favorable news is as natural as flatulence in cows. — Robert J. Samuelson Copy Share Image
We should balance the budget. If government programs are important enough, we need to pay for them with taxes or make cuts in lesser… — Robert J. Samuelson Copy Share Image
