Leading economist John B Taylor s straightforward plan to rebuild America s economic future by returning to its founding principles Mired in a crippling economic slump and hamstrung by partisan political debates America faces substantial economic challenges from widespread unemployment to the government s ballooning debt These assaults on our prosperity reflect the unintended consequences of more than a decade of government intervention in virtually all areas of the economy Stanford University economist John B Taylor proposes a natural and reasonable solution to our economic challenges return to the country s founding principles limited government rule of law strong incentives reliance on markets a predictable policy framework and rekindle its economic dynamism