Thursday, January 29, 2015

In the name of ‘affordable’ loans, we are creating the conditions for a replay of the housing disaster

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Building Toward Another Mortgage Meltdown. By Edward Pinto WSJ, Jan. 28, 2015 7:00 p.m. ET In the name of ‘aff...
Tuesday, December 30, 2014

President Obama's White House Photos, 2014

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President Obama's White House Photos, 2014 https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/photos-and-video/2014-photos ...
Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Though Luke Somers died, jihadists know they are targets if they kidnap Americans

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A Noble Rescue Attempt. WSJ Editorial Though Luke Somers died, jihadists know they are targets if they kidnap Americans. http://www.wsj...
Saturday, November 15, 2014

Jonathan Gruber’s ‘Stupid’ Budget Tricks

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Jonathan Gruber’s ‘Stupid’ Budget Tricks. WSJ Editorial His ObamaCare candor shows how Congress routinely cons taxpayers. Wall Street Journ...
Wednesday, August 13, 2014

More War for Oil? President Obama dispatches troops to Iraq—and has to listen to the old canards all over again

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More War for Oil? By Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. President Obama dispatches troops to Iraq—and has to listen to the old canards all over again. W...
Tuesday, July 15, 2014

The Citigroup ATM - Jack Lew and Tim Geithner escape mention in the bank settlement.

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The Citigroup ATM, WSJ Editorial Jack Lew and Tim Geithner escape mention in the bank settlement. The Wall Street Journal, July 14, 2014 7:3...
Thursday, July 10, 2014

Our Financial Crisis Amnesia - Remember the S&L crisis? Nobody else does either. And we'll soon forget about 2008 too

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Our Financial Crisis Amnesia. By Alex J. Pollock Remember the S&L crisis? Nobody else does either. And we'll soon forget about 2008...
Saturday, May 10, 2014

China moves to free-market pricing for pharmaceuticals, after price controls led to quality problems & shortages

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China Scraps Price Caps on Low-Cost Drugs. By Laurie Burkitt Move Comes After Some Manufacturers Cut Corners on Production Wall Street Jou...
Friday, April 25, 2014

Daniel Schuman's Thomas Piketty Revives Marx for the 21st Century

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Thomas Piketty reviu Marx per al segle XXI. By Daniel Shuchman Wall Street Journal, Apr 21, 2014 http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB100...
Thursday, April 10, 2014

Views from FYR of Macedonia: Russia, the West, America

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Views from FYR of Macedonia: Russia, the West, America After sharing with some people an article on new software for US military cargo hel...
Friday, March 21, 2014

The Responsible Way to Rein in Super-Fast Trading - by Gary Cohn

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The Responsible Way to Rein in Super-Fast Trading. By Gary Cohn At Goldman Sachs, we would back these measures to limit the risk and instab...
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...