Saturday, April 24, 2010

Miss Me Yet? The Freedom Agenda After George W. Bush

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Miss Me Yet? The Freedom Agenda After George W. Bush . By Bari Weiss Dissidents in the world's most oppressive countries aren't fee...
Friday, April 23, 2010

Europe's VAT Lessons - Rates start low and increase, while income tax rates stay high

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Europe's VAT Lessons . WSJ Editorial Rates start low and increase, while income tax rates stay high. WSJ, Apr 15, 2010 As Americans ...
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China and the US, Two Energy Giants: A Contrast In Approach

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Two Energy Giants: A contrast in approach IER, Apr 22, 2010 China’s economy is growing with dizzying speed, and the government is fueling...
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...