Two Numbers: You drive like an American!

Read my latest Newsweek piece on why we need to commit to making our roads safer. Mayor de Blasio is really on to something!

Two Numbers: Listening to Herbert Hoover

Read my latest Newsweek piece on the rise of rugged individualism. With the weak labor market, more Americans are going it alone.

Two Numbers: Life in the Slow Lane

Read my latest piece in Newsweek on our 2% economy.

For Nonprofits, a bigger share of the economy

Read my Datapoints column in the New York Times on really strong growth in the nonprofit sector. A very interesting and not well understood part of the economy that looks set to become even bigger. Wish we had better numbers and more transparency!

Two Numbers: Things Went Better With Bottled Water

Read my latest Newsweek piece on how bottled water is the new soft drink.

Two Numbers: A Tale of Two Restaurants

Read my latest piece in Newsweek. Another sign of how the job market still stinks for many Americans. A tale of two restaurants is really a tale of two labor markets.

Two Numbers: Spring Reading List from Hell

Read my Newsweek piece on how much our income tax code has grown over the years. For most of us the tax code seems to have literally outgrown its usefulness.