Bob Solow is my alltime favorite economist

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/28/opinion/our-debt-ourselves.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

Contractionary Fiscal Policy at the ZLB

http://www.econbrowser.com/archives/2013/02/sequester_in_th.html

Unintended Consequences

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/johncassidy/2013/02/uk-shows-how-austerity-policies-lead-to-more-borrowing-and-debt.html

How did this happen?  You should have a model in mind to help you understand why this happened.

From your Textbook Author..

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/08/opinion/krugman-kick-that-can.html?_r=0

Professor Krugman does a nice job of pointing out the contextual reality of fiscal policy.

What happened in the 4th quarter?

Not last night during the Super Bowl, but the last 3 months of 2012.

http://economistsview.typepad.com/economistsview/2013/01/kudlow-celebrates-negative-growth.html