Thursday, January 28, 2010

The Latest AIG Story - Regulators can't agree on what the real systemic threat was

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The Latest AIG Story . WSJ Editorial Regulators can't agree on what the real systemic threat was. WSJ, Jan 28, 2010 Will regulators ever...
Wednesday, January 27, 2010

The Harvard School of (Unscientific) Public Health (Activism)

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The Harvard School of (Unscientific) Public Health (Activism) . By Elizabeth M. Whelan, Sc.D., M.P.H. ACSH, Jan 27, 2010
Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Why Do the Chinese Save So Much? A skewed sex ratio is fueling a highly competitive marriage market, driving up China’s savings rate

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Why Do the Chinese Save So Much? By Shang-Jin Wei A skewed sex ratio is fueling a highly competitive marriage market, driving up China’s sav...
Monday, January 25, 2010

Restricting loans to real estate virtually guarantees another bank crisis in the future

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The President's Bank Reforms Don't Add Up . By Peter J Wallison Restricting loans to real estate virtually guarantees another bank c...
Saturday, January 23, 2010

Basel Committee publishes assessment methodology for compensation practices

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Basel Committee publishes assessment methodology for compensation practices BIS January 22, 2010 The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision ...
Thursday, January 21, 2010

A Free Speech Landmark - Campaign-finance reform meets the Constitution

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A Free Speech Landmark . WSJ Editorial Campaign-finance reform meets the Constitution. The Wall Street Journal, page A18, Jan 22, 2010 Freed...
Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Why Rating Requirements Don't Make Sense - The market—not government mandates—should decide the value of our work

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Why Rating Requirements Don't Make Sense . By DEVEN SHARMA The market—not government mandates—should decide the value of our work. WSJ, ...
Monday, January 18, 2010

To Help Haiti, End Foreign Aid

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To Help Haiti, End Foreign Aid . By Bret Stephens For Haitians, just about every conceivable aid scheme beyond immediate humanitarian relief...
Sunday, January 17, 2010

Course unclear for Japan-U.S. alliance

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Course unclear for Japan-U.S. alliance . By Takehiko Kajita Japan Today, Jan 17, 2010 TOKYO — Despite last week’s accord between Foreign Min...
Saturday, January 16, 2010

Haitian Amnesty - A humane decision for temporary refuge in America

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Haitian Amnesty . WSJ Editorial A humane decision for temporary refuge in America. WSJ, Jan 16, 2010 The Obama Administration acted properly...

FDA Decision on Chemical BPA Gets Mixed Review: "ACSH scientists are glad a ban was avoided but remain disappointed"

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FDA Decision on Chemical BPA Gets Mixed Review: "ACSH scientists are glad a ban was avoided but remain disappointed." ACSH, Januar...
Friday, January 15, 2010

Monsanto Response: de Vendomois (Seralini) et al. 2009

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Monsanto Response: de Vendomois (Seralini) et al. 2009 . (A Comparison of the Effects of Three GM Corn Varieties on Mammalian Health) Regard...
Thursday, January 14, 2010

Don't Shoot the Pollster - Attacks on Scott Rasmussen and Fox News show a disturbing attitude toward dissent

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Don't Shoot the Pollster . By PATRICK CADDELL AND DOUGLAS E. SCHOEN Attacks on Scott Rasmussen and Fox News show a disturbing attitude t...

Don't Like the Numbers? Change 'Em

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Don't Like the Numbers? Change 'Em . By MICHAEL J. BOSKIN If a CEO issued the kind of distorted figures put out by politicians and s...