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Read the archive   of Wattenberg's   syndicated column     Do We Need a National Missile Defense? Think Tank weighs the pros and cons of implementing a national missile defense. In the almost two decades since Ronald ... more Picking A President Think Tank examines our presidential nominating system. Only a few days before the Iowa caucuses, all eyes are on the ... more   Is The Business Cycle Out of Business? main page Is The Business Cycle Out of Business? Aired 2/24/2000 Think Tank examines the longest economic expansion in U.S. history. This February marks our economy’s 107th consecutive month of growth, breaking the previous record of the 1960s. Does this mean there is something fundamentally different about how the American economy works? Do higher growth rates and less volatility mean no more recessions? Or is all this optimism premature?   Read the full transcript   Anirvan Banerji     co-director of research at the Economic Cycle Research Institute   Knight Kiplinger     editor of The Kiplinger Letter and author of “World Boom Ahead: Why Business and Consumers Will Prosper”   Steven Weber     associate professor of political science at the University of California at Berkeley and author of an influential Foreign Affairs article, “The End of the Business Cycle?” Originally Aired: 2/24/2000     Be sure to also check out: Here are some previous Think Tank programs that may be of interest. The Truth about the Flat World, Part Two   aired 6/30/2005 The Truth about the Flat World, Part One   aired 6/23/2005 The Competition Solution, Part Two   aired 4/7/2005 Send us your thoughts Think Tank is made possible by generous support from the Smith Richardson Foundation, the Bernard and Irene Schwartz Foundation, the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, the John M. Olin Foundation, the Donner Canadian Foundation, the Dodge Jones Foundation, and Pfizer, Inc. ©Copyright Think Tank. All rights reserved.     Web development by Bean Creative.