There are a lot worse things you can do to a Republican presidential candidate than compare him or her to Ronald Reagan — or his or her policies to Reaganomics. But New Yorker writer John Cassidy ...

For some people, the mention of voodoo evokes something like a scene from the James Bond novel "Live and Let Die," featuring occult ceremonies with snakes and animal sacrifice. Animal sacrifice was ...

Peter Teeley, who has died aged 84, was the press secretary to George Bush senior who coined the term "voodoo economics" for use against Ronald Reagan in 1980 when both men were running for the US ...

The debt crisis can be traced to regressive tax cuts, which have also led to growing inequality. By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree to receive occasional promotional ...

As press secretary for George H.W. Bush, he came up with the expression to attack Ronald Reagan’s economic plan. The term took on a life of its own. By Clay Risen Peter B. Teeley, who as the ...

With multiple reports confirming speculation that Vice President Kamala Harris will back President Biden’s tax hike plan, reactions have started pouring in from prominent figures in political and ...

Democrats have lambasted Republicans for years for believing in “Voodoo economics.” Well, the evidence is mounting that economic superstition is alive and well in the nation’s political circles, ...

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Late one night in April 1980, when two future presidents were in a dogfight for the Republican party nomination, Peter Teeley sat at his typewriter trying to prepare a punchline for George H.W. Bush ...