Robert Kuttner
Robert Kuttner
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Full Name and Common Aliases
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Robert S. Kuttner is an American journalist, economist, author, and academic. He is also known as Bob Kuttner.
Birth and Death Dates
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Born on December 25, 1943.
Nationality and Profession(s)
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Kuttner holds dual citizenship of the United States and Great Britain. His profession spans multiple fields: journalist, economist, author, and academic.
Early Life and Background
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Growing up in a middle-class family in New York City, Kuttner developed an interest in politics at an early age. He attended Harvard University, where he studied economics and graduated with honors. During his time at Harvard, Kuttner was exposed to influential thinkers in the fields of economics and politics.
Major Accomplishments
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Kuttner's academic career began as a research associate at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, D.C. He later served on the editorial board of The American Prospect magazine and has been a contributing writer to several prominent publications, including The New York Times, The Boston Globe, and The Wall Street Journal.
Notable Works or Actions
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Kuttner's notable works include:
The Economic Illusion: False Choices Between Jobs and the Environment (1984)
Liberalism for a New Century (2002) co-authored with John B. Judis
* Obama's Challenge: America's Economic Crisis and What Prices to Do About It (2011)
Impact and Legacy
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Kuttner's impact on the world of economics, politics, and journalism is multifaceted. He has been a vocal advocate for progressive policies, including affordable healthcare, education reform, and environmental protection.
Why They Are Widely Quoted or Remembered
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Robert Kuttner is widely quoted and remembered due to his influential writings on economic policy and his commitment to social justice. His ability to explain complex ideas in simple terms has made him a respected voice among policymakers, academics, and the general public alike.
As an accomplished author, journalist, and academic, Robert Kuttner's contributions continue to shape contemporary debates on economics, politics, and society.
Quotes by Robert Kuttner
Donald Rumsfeld should not just be impeached. He should be tried as a war criminal. As for Bush, he can be dispatched by the electorate while we are still a democracy.
Not surprisingly, extensive effort in Britain and America goes into finding tax shelter. the system is “efficient” for the shelter industry, not for the economy.
Today, large numbers of citizens throughout the West are angry that the good life is being stolen from them. They are not quite sure whom to be angry at – immigrants, corporations, the government, politically correct liberals, the rich, the poor?
In practice, a good deal of the outcomes produced by the market reflect nothing more than luck – good or bad.
Technological advance often thrives in sheltered and subsidized markets, which defy free trade.
When laissez-faire creates instability, the move to a freer market can be something less than pure gain.
It is more than a little ironic that “capital accumulation” once a rather tendentious Marxian view of a supposed capitalist obsession, should have become – of all things – Wall Street’s own slogan.
American critics of welfare statism are often surprised to learn that countries like West Germany, with a much more comprehensive welfare state and a statistically larger public sector, have fewer government employees per capita than the United States does.