Here’s a list of articles that I have been reading today (organized by topic): Economics and Public Policy
How to Destroy American Jobs, by Matthew Slaughter
“Obama’s proposals for increasing the tax burden on U.S.-based multinationals would harm our most dynamic companies.”
From bail-out to bail-in, by Paul Calello and Wilson Ervin
“…Paul Calello, the head of Credit Suisse’s [...]
Here’s a list of articles that I have been reading today (organized by topic): Economics Peter Schiff provides some fascinating commentary on the American Samoan economy and the assortment of unintended consequences associated with the imposition of the federal minimum wage by the US Congress (recorded January 17, 2010):
Financial Crisis and Public Policy
The President’s Bank Reforms [...]
Here’s a list of articles that I have been reading today (organized by topic): Finance
Restoring Faith in Financial Markets, by John C. Bogle
“It is time institutional investors exerted control over publicly held companies.”
Financial Crisis and Public Policy
Obama’s Double-Dealing Bank Tax, by Holman Jenkins
“…it’s a formula for turning the banks into what Fannie and Freddie have [...]
Here’s a list of articles that I have been reading today (organized by topic): Foreign Policy
Obama Contra Niebuhr, by Joseph Loconte
“Supporters of President Obama’s ‘moral realism’ are unaware of many elements of Reinhold Niebuhr’s political theology.“
Health Care Reform
The Health Lady Has Yet to Sing, by Kim Strassel
“ObamaCare is still no sure thing.”
The High Cost of [...]
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 [...]
Here’s a list of articles that I have been reading today (organized by topic): Financial Crisis
The Cloning of Fannie and Freddie, by Jonathan Koppell
“It’s safer to break up the biggest banks than have the feds guarantee them against failure.”
The Price for Fannie and Freddie Keeps Going Up, by Peter Wallison
“Barney Frank’s decision to ‘roll the [...]
Here’s a list of articles that I have been reading today (organized by topic): Culture
The Miser versus the Entrepreneur, by Jay Richards
“Why is Ayn Rand so popular today?”
Economics
Happy 99th Birthday, Ronald Coase, by Steve Landsburg Keynes vs. Hayek: Late Economists’ Hip-Hop Legacy
Finance
Two Decades Later: Nikkei and Lessons from the Fall, by Vaclav Smil
“Twenty years ago this [...]
Here’s a list of articles that I have been reading today (organized by topic): Economics and Public Policy
An Empire at Risk, by Niall Ferguson
“We won the cold war and weathered 9/11. But now economic weakness is endangering our global power.”
Finance
Fama Lecture: Masters of Finance
“From the American Finance Association’s “Masters in Finance” video series, Eugene F. [...]
Here’s a list of articles that I have been reading today (organized by topic): Financial Crisis
Systemic Risk and Fannie Mae
“The education of Joe Stiglitz and Peter Orszag.” Foreign Policy
The Arabs Have Stopped Applauding Obama, by Fouad Ajami
“A foreign policy of penance has won America no friends.”
Law and Economics
Terror by Trial Lawyer, by William McGurn
“Arlen Specter [...]
Here’s a list of articles that I have been reading today (organized by topic): Economics
Unintended Consequences, by Greg Mankiw
Finance
Does Your Optimizer Need a Tune-Up?, by Gene Fama and Ken French
“The realized equity premium for U.S. stocks relative to long-term government bonds has been negative for the 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25-year periods ending in [...]