One intriguing subplot of the economic crisis is the failure of most economists to predict it. Here we have the most spectacular economic and financi…

- Robert J. Samuelson

We have arrived at socialized medicine in America. I do not report this as either a good or bad event but simply as something that has happened with …

- Robert J. Samuelson

I believe we should build a wall - it might or might not slow immigration but it's worth a try and certainly that would provide political cover for t…

- Robert J. Samuelson

When you become 70, you can't deny that you're on the downhill. But I keep doing what I've been doing. If I retired, what would I do? I'd brood about…

- Robert J. Samuelson

People prefer to be with people like themselves. For all the celebration of "diversity," it's sameness that dominates. Most people favor friendships …

- Robert J. Samuelson

The tendency for politicians to claim credit for favorable news is as natural as flatulence in cows.

- Robert J. Samuelson

We should balance the budget. If government programs are important enough, we need to pay for them with taxes or make cuts in lesser programs. We've …

- Robert J. Samuelson

At every stage since World War II, people have assumed that what's happening today will happen forever. Universally, that's been wrong. I can't say i…

- Robert J. Samuelson

In politics, there's a fine line between too much conviction and too little.

- Robert J. Samuelson