Thursday, April 22, 2010

Federal Prez: "What is not legitimate is to suggest that we're enabling or encouraging future taxpayer bailouts, as some have claimed."

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The New Master of Wall Street. WSJ Editorial Obama surveys the financial kingdom that may soon be his. WSJ, Apr 23, 2010 President Obama...

Cash for Tanners - A new subsidy for hitting the beach

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Cash for Tanners . WSJ Editorial A new subsidy for hitting the beach. WSJ, Apr 23, 2010 Liberté, égalité, St. Tropez. That could be the m...

Environmentalism as Religion - While people have worshipped many things, we may be the first to build shrines to garbage

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Environmentalism as Religion . By PAUL H. RUBIN While people have worshipped many things, we may be the first to build shrines to garbage. ...

On Presidential Rhetoric

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On Presidential Rhetoric . WSJ Editorial Obama's ad hominem method and the politics of polarization. WSJ, Apr 22, 2010 President Obam...
Monday, April 19, 2010

Fannie and Freddie Amnesia - Taxpayers are on the hook for about $400 billion

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Fannie and Freddie Amnesia . By PETER J. WALLISON Taxpayers are on the hook for about $400 billion, partly because Sen. Obama helped to blo...

The SEC vs. Goldman - More a case of hindsight bias than financial villainy

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The SEC vs. Goldman . WSJ Editorial More a case of hindsight bias than financial villainy. WSJ, Apr 19, 2010 The Securities and Exchan...
Thursday, April 8, 2010

Tokyo Rising

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Tokyo Rising , by Ted Galen Carpenter Cato, April 7, 2010 One very clear fact emerged from my recent meetings with officials and foreign-...

New START - Evaluating the U.S.-Russia Nuclear Deal

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Evaluating the U.S.-Russia Nuclear Deal . By KEITH B. PAYNE The White House and Kremlin can't seem to agree what's in it, but it ap...
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Tuesday, April 6, 2010

The Dodd Bill: Bailouts Forever

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The Dodd Bill: Bailouts Forever . By PETER J. WALLISON AND DAVID SKEEL The Lehman Brothers liquidation shows that bankruptcy works fine. Th...
Monday, April 5, 2010

RIP Michael Foot, a Socialist Who Understood What Socialism Was

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RIP Michael Foot, a Socialist Who Understood What Socialism Was , by David Boaz Cato, March 8, 2010 @ 4:40 pm   “Michael Foot, a bookish i...
Sunday, April 4, 2010

Beyond Bankruptcy And Bailouts - The FDIC resolution process is the right model for failing firms

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Beyond Bankruptcy And Bailouts . By SHEILA BAIR The FDIC resolution process is the right model for failing firms. WSJ, Monday, April 5, 201...
Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Thin-skinned countries, and why foreigners can't win in China

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Why Foreigners Can't Win in China . By WARREN KOZAK A 1980s swimming race and its lessons for the likes of Google. WSJ, Mar 31, 2010 ...
Tuesday, March 30, 2010

The Ballad of Sallie Mae - A cautionary tale of public subsidy and arbitrary politics

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The Ballad of Sallie Mae . WSJ Editorial A cautionary tale of public subsidy and arbitrary politics. The Wall Street Journal, page A18, Mar...
Monday, March 29, 2010

The Rich Can't Pay for ObamaCare - The president intends to squeeze an extra $1.2 trillion over 10 years from a tiny sliver of taxpayers who already pay more than half of all individual taxes. It won't work.

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The Rich Can't Pay for ObamaCare . By ALAN REYNOLDS The president intends to squeeze an extra $1.2 trillion over 10 years from a tiny s...
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...