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Reconciliation

Reconciliation

Monetary policy, Zelda, and other stories we missed.

Why the Romney tax plan won’t help economic growth

Why the Romney tax plan won’t help economic growth

If you make the tax plan revenue-neutral by cutting deductions and credits, the economic growth effect goes away.

Election model watch: Is Obama quietly losing?

Election model watch: Is Obama quietly losing?

Hibbs' model now estimates that Obama will get 47 percent of the two-party vote, while Romney will get 53 percent.

Did gun control work in Australia?

Did gun control work in Australia?

John Howard, who served as prime minister of Australia from 1996 to 2007, is no one's idea of a lefty. But one of his lasting legacies is Australia's gun control laws of 1996.