The Economy in 17 Syllables, All of Them Gloomy

Climate change question 
Cap-and-trade or carbon tax 
Either efficient

-John Whitehead

Double dip at bay 
Despite moronic Congress 
Europe sinks us all

-Ryan Avent

Econ guys, gentle souls 
Think policies guide markets 
Jail time is better

-Robert Cringely

Economy Grows Big 
Increase in Stock Market 
My Children Get Rich

-James Altucher

Economy sucks? 
New policies shake things up! 
Causing more suckage.

-Glen Whitman

Intermodal loadings increase 
Trade conflict looms without cease 
Occupy Wall Street

-Stephen Karlson

Jobs are needed now
Austerity ill-timed 
Action is required

-Jeff Miller

Keynes’ America falls 
Growth will emerge with startups 
Hayek wins the day

-Tim Kane

many angry folks 
watch political duck soup 
less soup back to work

-David Zetland

Monetary stimulus is all that’s left 
Do it right or suffer 
Target NGDP to end the quest
-James Picerno

Author: Wade Roush

Between 2007 and 2014, I was a staff editor for Xconomy in Boston and San Francisco. Since 2008 I've been writing a weekly opinion/review column called VOX: The Voice of Xperience. (From 2008 to 2013 the column was known as World Wide Wade.) I've been writing about science and technology professionally since 1994. Before joining Xconomy in 2007, I was a staff member at MIT’s Technology Review from 2001 to 2006, serving as senior editor, San Francisco bureau chief, and executive editor of TechnologyReview.com. Before that, I was the Boston bureau reporter for Science, managing editor of supercomputing publications at NASA Ames Research Center, and Web editor at e-book pioneer NuvoMedia. I have a B.A. in the history of science from Harvard College and a PhD in the history and social study of science and technology from MIT. I've published articles in Science, Technology Review, IEEE Spectrum, Encyclopaedia Brittanica, Technology and Culture, Alaska Airlines Magazine, and World Business, and I've been a guest of NPR, CNN, CNBC, NECN, WGBH and the PBS NewsHour. I'm a frequent conference participant and enjoy opportunities to moderate panel discussions and on-stage chats. My personal site: waderoush.com My social media coordinates: Twitter: @wroush Facebook: facebook.com/wade.roush LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/waderoush Google+ : google.com/+WadeRoush YouTube: youtube.com/wroush1967 Flickr: flickr.com/photos/wroush/ Pinterest: pinterest.com/waderoush/