The New Republic

Dear Reader: Admit it, you’ve been quietly biding your
time, waiting for the day when politics would stop being about output
gaps and credit default swaps and start being about something fun
again, like the Rasmussen daily tracking poll. Well, it’s not
happening. At least not any time soon. Which is why I’ve decided to
bring you the next best thing: The fun part of economics. (Stay with
me.) At The Stash, I’ll be translating all manner of economics
arcana into terms you can appreciate without an MBA, and flagging
everything you need to know before deciding, say, how much cash to
store under your mattress. I’ll also be passing along original,
behind-the-scenes reporting on how the Obama administration makes
economic policy, and introducing you to the people in charge of making
it. If we can’t obsess over veep candidates and electoral college
projections, then maybe the fate of the global economy isn’t a bad
second choice.

Oh, and I won't be able to do this without you. Please send any
questions, comments, or tips to me at noamscheiber at gmail dot com.

--Noam Scheiber

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