Monday items: Kadlec urges the House GOP to claim credit for rising employment; Forbes on the dollar and oil; Wesbury doubts inflation is 8%.

From Forbes, Charles Kadlec urges House Republicans to take credit for the improving economy.

The WSJ notes the US debt burden will soar if interest rates rise from their historically low level.

In Forbes, Steve Forbes links oil’s price rise to the dollar’s decline.

On The Kudlow Report, Brian Wesbury debates the claim that everyday prices point to an 8% inflation rate:



On International Liberty, Dan Mitchell applauds Sen. Rand Paul’s (KY) plan to slow federal spending.

At Forbes, Ralph Benko reviews James Rickards’ Currency Wars.

On RCM, Louis Woodhill argues the economy is doing better because monetary and fiscal stimulus have largely stopped.

In The WSJ, Charles Calomiris advocates the Fed should increase its cash reserve requirement to restrain inflation.

From The Independent Institute, Robert Higgs predicts the deficit and monetary splurge of recent years will have long-term consequences.

On Kudlow, our pal Sean Spicer of the RNC argues the President’s policies contribute to high gas prices:



At RCM, Robert Samuelson analyzes Japan’s two lost decades but mostly avoids its soaring exchange rate versus the dollar.

On Slate, Wei Gu and Edward Hadas suggest China’s trade deficit points to a fundamental shift towards consumption in its economy.

Weekend round up: Malpass on the weak dollar; Kudlow on the President's economic vulnerability; Moore on the weak jobs report.

From Forbes, David Malpass explains the weak dollar is sending capital overseas.

On RCM, Larry Kudlow suggests the President’s policies are responsible for the slow economy.

At Forbes, Reuven Brenner argues quantitative easing validates bad loans.

On The News Hour, Stephen Moore discusses the weak economy:




From AEI, Aparna Mathur suggests the current bankruptcy system denies firms credit.

From the archive, Jude Wanniski comments on the 2001 changes to the bankruptcy code.

The WSJ advocates a pro-growth agenda to combat stagnation:

Chances are that job creation will improve in future months after the effects of Japan's earthquake and Midwest tornadoes and if oil prices level off or fall. But the longer the jobs slowdown continues, the greater the danger that the U.S. settles into a new normal of high "structural" unemployment, with employers reluctant to hire workers until they absolutely must. This is a symptom of Eurosclerosis.

At Forbes, Ken Rapoza notes the weak dollar raises commodity prices, strengthening economies such as Russia.

From The Hoover Institution, Charles Calomiris suggests debt laden countries leave the euro zone.

On This Week with Christiane Amanpour, demand-siders left and right debate the weak economy and Paul Krugman suggests a major military buildup would bring prosperity:





From Cato, Daniel Ikenson claims that anti-dumping law makes it harder for the U.S. to export more.

At the liberal Think Progress, Pat Garofalo explains that taxes under President Obama are lower than under Reagan.