Here’s a list of articles that I have been reading today (organized by topic):
Finance
- Tiger Woods and Market-Moving Events, by Carl Bialik
Financial Crisis and Public Policy
- The Fed and the Crisis: A Reply to Ben Bernanke, by John Taylor
“In his recent speech, the Fed chairman denied that too-low interest rates were responsible. Does this mean we’re headed for a new boom-bust cycle?”
- Uncertainty and the Slow Recovery, by Gary Becker, Stephen Davis, and Kevin Murphy
“A recession is a terrible time to make major changes in the economic rules of the game.”
Foreign Policy
- Taking the Measure of Obama’s Foreign Policy, by Eliot Cohen
“Saying that the U.S. will ‘bear witness’ to brutality around the word is, in effect, to say that we will send flowers to funerals.”
Music
“Legendary jazz musician Herbie Hancock delivers a stunning performance alongside two old friends — past drummer for the Headhunters, Harvey Mason, and bassist Marcus Miller. Listen to the end to hear them sweeten the classic “Watermelon Man.””
Political Economy
- Constitutional Showdown in Argentina, by Mary Anastasia O’Grady
In Argentina, “President Christina Kirchner tries to seize control of the central bank.”
Terrorism
- The Power to Protect, by Arthur Herman
“In “Crisis and Command,” John Yoo, vilified as the Bush adviser who did the most to trash the Constitution, defends the power of the executive in times of war, arguing that George W. Bush was far more measured and restrained than his predecessors, and more deferential to Congress.”