Dangerous Convictions — Allen '67 Catalogs & Books Focusing on the important

Focusing on the important

Bibiana Obler & Phyllis Rosenzweig

including postmortems of warning failures

Children's pullover hooded sweatshirt with front pouch pocket and BOWDOIN imprint on chest

Class of 1948

Dangerous Convictions — Allen '67 Catalogs & Books Focusing on the importantBy Tom Allen '67 The debt ceiling debacle of 2011 was clear evidence of the dangerous polarization of American politics. Heedless of the warnings of economists, a majority of Republicans in the House refused to allow the Treasury to borrow enough money to pay for spending already ordered by Congress. The government avoided a catastrophic default only by unprecedented legislative contortions. The debt ceiling fight also showed that the two parties