Tuesday, February 2, 2010

More Nuance Needed in Bank Regulations

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More Nuance Needed in Bank Regulations . By Douglas J. Elliott Brookings, January 22, 2010 January 22, 2010 — On the day President Barack Ob...

Restricting Bank Activities

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Restricting Bank Activities . By Douglas J. Elliott Brookings, January 21, 2010 January 21, 2010 — President Obama has proposed various meas...

Defining Deficits Down

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Defining Deficits Down . By Isabel V. Sawhill Brookings, January 29, 2010 January 29, 2010 — When the president submits his budget on Februa...

How to Make a Weak Economy Worse - FDR's war against business showed that a president must choose between retribution and recovery

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How to Make a Weak Economy Worse . By AMITY SHLAES FDR's war against business showed that a president must choose between retribution an...
Monday, February 1, 2010

Study finds focus on abstinence in sex-ed classes can delay sexual activity

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Study finds focus on abstinence in sex-ed classes can delay sexual activity By Rob Stein Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, February 1,...
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Financial Crisis and Responses to It: A Perfect Storm of Ignorance

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A Perfect Storm of Ignorance . By Jeffrey Friedman Jeffrey Friedman is the editor of Critical Review and of Causes of the Financial Crisi...

Head Start: A Tragic Waste of Money

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Head Start: A Tragic Waste of Money . By Andrew J. Coulson This article appeared in the New York Post on January 28, 2010. H...

Federal President Admits CBO Cost Estimates of ObamaCare Are Incomplete

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Obama Admits CBO Cost Estimates of ObamaCare Are Incomplete Posted by Michael F. Cannon Yesterday — day #224 of the...
Sunday, January 31, 2010

The Runaway Subsidy Train

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The Runaway Subsidy Train . By WENDELL COX In some corridors, 'high-speed' rail won't be much faster than trains in the 1930s. W...
Friday, January 29, 2010

The president's anti-Wall Street rhetoric is not good for the economy, and may hurt his party politically

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Bonfire of the Populists . By KIMBERLEY A. STRASSEL The president's anti-Wall Street rhetoric is not good for the economy, and may hurt ...
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, ...