Topic
Debt Ceiling
141 published works
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Debt Ceiling and the Fourteenth Amendment Redux and Round-Up
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
There has been a flurry of discussion about the "debt ceiling" and the Fourteenth Amendment since we posted about it last month here. Essentially, the arguments revolve around whether President…
The Right Coast
I may have to take the rattlesnake off my truck over this Tom Smith
Yeah, I think Glenn and Prof. Jacobson are right about this. It's time to pass the Boehner bill and move on to 2012. Krauthammer is also right. It now looks…
The Right Coast
What Happens if We Don’t Raise the Debt Ceiling? – Megan McArdle – Business – The Atlantic
But okay, let's say they don't pass anything, what then?Here's what I think I know about what will happen:via www.theatlantic.com
The Right Coast
Obama Prepares For Stalemate | The New RepublicTom Smith
The most rational explanation for Obama's speech is that he's positioning himself for failure. He's explaining his position so that when Congress fails to lift the debt ceiling, Americans will…
The Right Coast
US Debt Deal Will Happen, Even as US Holds World Hostage : Analysts – CNBCTom Smith
"It is a bit scary... that the U.S. economy is holding the world hostage for a relatively minor ideological point of view," Mikio Kumada, Executive Director of LGT Capital Management…
The Right Coast
Posner and Vermeule on the Debt CeilingMike Rappaport
Eric Posner and Adrian Vermeule argue that President Obama should raise the debt ceiling on his own:PRESIDENT OBAMA should announce that he will raise the debt ceiling unilaterally if he…
The Faculty Lounge
McCarthyism and Michelle Bachmann
Joseph McCarthy was a senator from Wisconsin who served in Congress from 1947 until his death in 1957. McCarthy made his career by claiming that he had a list of…
M & A Law Prof Blog
Or Not . . .
By CorporateAcquisitions MergerLawBlogger
Just a short post to give the other side to Brian's warning. As this post notes, the debt ceiling was breached for 6 months in 1996, and there was no…
The Right Coast
Mitch McConnell s Brilliant Maneuver | The Blog on Obama: White House Dossier
I ll tell you what s going to happen here. Something like the McConnell proposal to force President Obama to propose raising the debt ceiling sticking him with the blame…
The Right Coast
RealClearPolitics – Despite Impasse, Experts See Debt Ceiling Backup Plans
As remote as it seems now, there is at least one compelling fiscal certainty among Washington's top elected leaders: America will raise its $14.3 trillion debt ceiling before default can…