Robert A. Levine

Robert A. Levine, an economist with the RAND Corporation, was deputy director of the Congressional Budget Office from 1975 to 1979.

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  1. The Empty Symbolism of American Politics

    Seeking a middle ground, liberal and conservative politicians alike propose split-the-difference "solutions" to our problems which seem plausible and pragmatic but do not, of course, represent solutions at all. What's missing? The dimension of reality,

  2. The Economic Consequences of Mr. Clinton

    The belief that balancing the budget must takeprecedence over every other economic considerationhas captured the minds of President Bill Clinton andhis advisers. In this essay a former economic policymakertakes a critical look at the economic logic and portentoushistory behind a new orthodoxy he regards as dangerous