Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Shedding Some Light on Shadow Banking - Don't let a vaguely sinister label for this useful financing prompt harmful regulations

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Shedding Some Light on Shadow Banking. By Tony James Don't let a vaguely sinister label for this useful financing prompt harmful regula...
Saturday, February 22, 2014

Diversify Europe's Financial Grid. By Alberto Gallo

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Diversify Europe's Financial Grid. By Alberto Gallo Euro-zone lenders hold assets worth more than €30 trillion, three times the output ...
Thursday, February 13, 2014

How Dodd-Frank Doubles Down on 'Too Big to Fail'

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How Dodd-Frank Doubles Down on 'Too Big to Fail' Two major flaws mean that the act doesn't address problems that led to the fi...
Saturday, January 25, 2014

Number of new antibacterial-drug approvals in the US

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Source: Drug Makers Tiptoe Back Into Antibiotic R&D. By Hester Plumridge As Superbugs Spread, Regulators Begin to Remove Roadblocks ...
Saturday, December 28, 2013

MRSA Infections, swine effluent lagoons, and farm consolidations

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Answering to some comments in a book review, 'In Meat We Trust,' by Maureen Ogle ( http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052...
Thursday, December 26, 2013

Views from Japan: Abe Visit to Yasukuni Shrine

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Views from Japan: Abe Visit to Yasukuni Shrine 1  Abe Visit to Controversial Japanese Shrine Draws Rare U.S. Criticism. By George Nishiyam...
Wednesday, December 18, 2013

The Volcker Ambiguity - The triumph of political discretion over financial clarity

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The Volcker Ambiguity. WSJ Editorial   The triumph of political discretion over financial clarity. Wall Street Journal, Updated Dec. 11, 2...
Friday, December 6, 2013

New meat regulations could spark a trade war with Canada and Mexico and will raise costs

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This Label Will Raise the Cost of Your Steak. By Scott George and Randy Spronk New meat regulations could spark a trade war with Canada and...
Sunday, December 1, 2013

Views from Japan on the air-defense zone recently claimed by Beijing

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Views from Japan on the air-defense zone recently claimed by Beijing 1  Excerpts from Japan Questions China's Policing of Defense Zone...

China Unveils IPO Guidelines - Regulator Says It Will Leave Judging Value, Risks to the Market

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China Unveils IPO Guidelines Ahead of Expected New-Offering Flood. By Amy Li Regulator Says It Will Leave Judging Value, Risks to the Market...
Friday, November 29, 2013

Tesla Meets the Auto Regulators - Remember Toyota's invisible defect and drivers that are inordinately prone to "pedal misapplication"

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Tesla Meets the Auto Regulators. By Holman W Jenkins   The feds have opened a safety investigation into the Model S fires. Elon Musk should...
Wednesday, November 27, 2013

IMF: Modifications to the Current List of Financial Soundness Indicators

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Modifications to the Current List of Financial Soundness Indicators IMF, November 14, 2013 http://www.imf.org/external/ pp/longres.aspx?...

Alzheimer's Disease - The Puzzles, The Partners, The Path Forward

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Alzheimer's Disease - The Puzzles, The Partners, The Path Forward PhRMA, November 26, 2013 http://www.innovation.org/index.cfm/NewsCen...
Friday, November 22, 2013

Control d'armes en acció: Els nois dolents enganyen i les democràcies no fan res

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Les sancions contra l'Iran no es manipularan. . Per Douglas J. Feith Control d'armes en acció: Els nois dolents enganyen i les de...
Wednesday, November 13, 2013

L'Energia Verda és la realment subvencionada. Per Bjorn Lomborg

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L'Energia Verda és la realment subvencionada. Per Bjorn Lomborg Espanya malgasta l’1% del PIB en energies verdes Les renovables rebe...