Timothy Carney is a visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a commentary editor at the Washington Examiner and author of Obamanomics: How Barack Obama is Bankrupting You and Enriching His Wall Street Friends, Corporate Lobbyists, and Union Bosses.
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