Showing posts with label Bryan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bryan. Show all posts

Sunday, May 13, 2012

Wednesday items: Domitrovic on Krugman; Grant on the Fed; Kudlow on Romney.

From UVA’s Miller Center, Brian Domitrovic responds to Paul Krugman’s defense of the economic recovery.

Zerohedge highlights a James Grant interview on the Fed and the stock market.

At NRO, Larry Kudlow argues Mitt Romney needs to widen his lead with the investor class.

On The Kudlow Report, US Rep. Jeb Henserling (TX) debates tax policy:



TGSN recounts the history of William Jennings Bryan’s Cross of Gold.

In The WSJ, Arthur Brooks suggests that generous social welfare programs demoralize workers.

From First Trust, Brian Wesbury predicts resurgent socialism in Europe will be short-lived.

Zerohedge features David Stockman discussing the Fed, debt and markets.

At Forbes, Jerry Bowyer explains how the economy is supposed to work.

In The Weekly Standard, Jeff Bell argues the President’s embrace of gay marriage will make it harder for him to win key swing states.

At The American, James Pethokoukis applauds Arthur Brooks’ new book, The Road to Freedom.

From Alhambra Partners, John Chapman analyzes Facebook’s economic impact.

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Wednesday round up: Kudlow predicts the market will stabilize; Goldman on Greece; American Principles buys ads promoting the gold standard.

From NRO, Larry Kudlow predicts the stock market will stabilize.

At Asia Times, David Goldman recommends expelling Greece from the eurozone.

On Politico, Ben Smith reports American Principles in Action buying Iowa ad time to promote the gold standard and its new Gold Standard Solution webpage:







The WSJ notes the Obama Administration attempting to downplay the anti-growth elements of its agenda.

At TGSN, Ralph Benko discusses the Wizard of Oz and William Jennings Bryan.

On The Kudlow Report, David Malpass assesses the economy:




At Fox News, U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan (WI) advocates to pro-growth measures, but ignores the dollar.

On NRO’s Corner, Brian Bolduc outlines Gov. Rick Perry’s (TX) recent economic speech.

At International Liberty, Dan Mitchell defends Grover Norquist on tax policy.

From TGSN, Lew Lehrman advises Newt Gingrich to adopt the gold standard as an issue:






On his blog, Republican economist Donald Marron disputes John Taylor’s endorsement of the possibility of five percent growth.

At Forbes, Yaron Brook and Don Watkins refute the idea of the wealth as a pie to be divided by society.

From the Huffington Post, Peter Goodman argues executive pay is soaring while worker pay stagnates.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Tuesday summary.

At Forbes, Brian Domitrovic recounts the history behind William Jennings Bryan’s “cross of gold” speech.

On RCM, John Tamny scolds Paul Kruman for suggesting sound money has racist roots.

At The Kudlow Report, Larry advises Republicans to focus on tax and monetary reform rather than obsessing solely on the deficit:




Think Progress previews the left’s line of attack on Republicans: “Invest and Grow vs. Slash and Burn.”

At Alhambra Investments, Joe Calhoun suggests current Fed policy may provide a window for overdue fiscal policy reforms.

The NY Sun explains why the dollar’s value should be fixed.

On The Kudlow Report, Tamny debates high commodity prices:




The Independent Institute reprints Richard K. Vetter’s recent congressional testimony on why money creation doesn’t stimulate employment. (Hat tip: Atlas Sound Money Project.)

On Forbes, Steve Forbes interviews George Gilder on the future of technology.

From the weekend WSJ, Philadelphia Fed President Charles Plosser explains his skepticism regarding Ben Bernanke’s policy direction.
Mr. Plosser doesn't see a deflation risk for the U.S. economy right now. Even those who were worried about deflation six months ago, he says, have begun to change their tune. That means that, with moderate GDP growth and low inflation in the mix, the only thing left as an excuse for QE2 is high unemployment. Can lax monetary policy change that picture?

Mr. Plosser's answer is unequivocal: This mess was caused by over-investment in housing, and bringing down unemployment will be a gradual process. "You can't change the carpenter into a nurse easily, and you can't change the mortgage broker into a computer expert in a manufacturing plant very easily. Eventually that stuff will sort
itself out. People will be retrained and they'll find jobs in other industries. But monetary policy can't retrain people. Monetary policy can't fix those problems."