Vol. 15, No. 45

August 16, 2010

Cover Story
Driving the Economy Into a Ditch
on the zombie economy
By Matthew Continetti
Also in This Issue
  • The Stimulus That Didn't — Lawrence B. Lindsey
  • Remember Mao? — Ross Terrill

This issue of The Weekly Standard offered a critical assessment of President Obama's economic policies. Matthew Continetti examined what he termed the "zombie economy" while Lawrence B. Lindsey analyzed the failure of the stimulus program to deliver promised economic growth. The cover featured a satirical image of President Obama behind the wheel of a government-subsidized Chevy Volt, symbolizing the magazine's critique of government intervention in the auto industry and broader economic management.

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The Scrapbook PDF
Casual PDF
Shut Up, He Explained PDF
Obama's Iran Fantasy PDF
Did the Stimulus Stimulate? PDF
Last in Credibility PDF
How Does Obama Measure Up? PDF
Aside from That, He Was Also a Red PDF
Deval Patrick's Racino Problem PDF
The Great Plane Robbery PDF
The Zombie Economy PDF
Mao Zedong and All That PDF
It's the Ideology, Stupid PDF
Man With a Plan PDF
Go to the Sources PDF
A Sensual Journey PDF
The Diplo-Terrorist PDF
Maryland's Patriot PDF
French Connection PDF
Parody PDF