Obamanomists
If the economic policy of Barack Obama is “Obamanomics,” then its practitioners must be “Obamanists.” Interesting. Here are some articles from opposite ends of the political spectrum discussing Obama’s...
View ArticleWorse Than The Disease
NO!!! Forget about the election. Forget about the war. Forget about it all, because by the time you vote in November, the stupidest thing the government’s done in a long, long time will already have...
View ArticlePower Grab
The Paulson Plan is a dud. No, wait, I take it back. It’s not a dud; it’s a naked, heinous reach for power; it’s a very public, very pricey Gentlemen’s Club asking for government financing; it’s not...
View ArticleWhen Vader Bails People Out…
Raghuram G. Rajan, former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund said: Where are the titans of the financial sector at this point? Why arenât they coming together in a room at the New...
View ArticleOur Own Advice
Says Robert Shimer via Greg Mankiw’s blog: The U.S. has long been a beacon of free markets. When economic conditions turn sour in Argentina or Indonesia, we give very clear instructions on what to do:...
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A Healthy Little Dose of Doom and Gloom (Plus Prophecies!)
[Update: This editorial wasn't really written by the guy I originally said it was written by. I'm not sure who actually wrote it, but they gave rights to freely distribute it, so we're OK.] We’re going...
View ArticleIdeologue-y
Do you ever feel that the previous generation just sees you as another potential acolyte to be indoctrinated and enlisted to fight the next big ideological war? In several situations I have felt like...
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Taxation
An American submits his 2017 tax return to the IRS. Err, nevermind, this is from the Netherlands in 1640. (Pieter Brueghel the Younger, The tax collector’s office) There’s a reason why every year I put...
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