Sunday, March 28, 2010

'Basically an Optimist'—Still. Nobel economist Gary Becker says the health-care bill will cause serious damage, but that the American people can be trusted to vote for limited government in November

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'Basically an Optimist'—Still . By PETER ROBINSON The Nobel economist says the health-care bill will cause serious damage, but that...

The ObamaCare Writedowns - The corporate damage rolls in, and Democrats are shocked!

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The ObamaCare Writedowns . WSJ Editorial The corporate damage rolls in, and Democrats are shocked! WSJ, Mar 27, 2010 It's been a ban...
Sunday, March 21, 2010

The Truth about Health Insurance Premiums and Profits

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The Truth about Health Insurance Premiums and Profits , by Alan Reynolds Cato, Mar 15, 2010 On a recent Fox News debate about health insur...
Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Principles for enhancing corporate governance issued by Basel Committee

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Principles for enhancing corporate governance issued by Basel Committee BIS, March 16, 2010   The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision to...

The U.S. in the World Race for Clean Electric Generating Capacity

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The U.S. in the World Race for Clean Electric Generating Capacity IER, March 15, 2010 China has already made its choice.  China is spending ...
Saturday, March 13, 2010

Ma’s Puzzling Midterm Malaise

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Ma’s Puzzling Midterm Malaise . By Shelley Rigger, Brown Professor of East Asian Politics, Davidson College The Brookings Institution, Marc...

The notion of objective truth has been abandoned and the peer review process gives scholars ample opportunity to reward friends and punish enemies

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Climategate Was an Academic Disaster Waiting to Happen . By PETER BERKOWITZ The notion of objective truth has been abandoned and the peer r...
Wednesday, March 3, 2010

The IMF's Inflation Illusion - Central banks would sacrifice hard-won credibility by aiming at a 4% annual cost-of-living target

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The IMF's Inflation Illusion . By AXEL A. WEBER AND PHILIPP HILDEBRAND Central banks would sacrifice hard-won credibility by aiming at ...
Sunday, February 28, 2010

Why Financial Reform Is Stalled - Partisan gridlock is not the reason. The administration's plans are flawed, and they're encountering resistance from both sides of the aisle in Congress

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Why Financial Reform Is Stalled . BY PETER J. WALLISON Partisan gridlock is not the reason. The administration's plans are flawed, and ...
Thursday, February 25, 2010

Europeans' worship of the state and corresponding suspicion of free markets doom their countries to economic stagnation

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Europe's Crisis of Ideas . By BRET STEPHENS Europeans' worship of the state and corresponding suspicion of free markets doom their ...
Tuesday, February 23, 2010

It would be better for our economy to enforce anti-manipulation laws, and require that speculators have enough capital to cover their risks, than to attempt to squash speculation

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In Defense of Financial Speculation . By DARRELL DUFFIE It is not the same thing as market manipulation. WSJ, Feb 24, 2010 George Soros, ...