Articles by Donald Kaul

Some Good News, at Last

Some Good News, at Last

May 23, 2011 | The fact that one of the world's most powerful financial officials could be arrested and thrown in jail for assaulting a chambermaid gives me hope for my country.

Debt Ceiling Kabuki

Debt Ceiling Kabuki

May 16, 2011 | Trying to hold down the deficit by not raising the debt ceiling is like trying to balance your family budget by deciding not to pay the rent or your mortgage.

Good Riddance

May 4, 2011 | The 9-11 attacks assaulted our self-confidence and delivered a blow to our sense of well being from which we have yet to recover, a decade later.

Finally, Obama Leads on the Deficit

April 18, 2011 | In 1993, President Bill Clinton and a Democratic Congress raised taxes and lowered the deficit, at which point the economy took off and produced a budget surplus for the final four years of his presidency.