Weekend edition: Golub on tax reform; Ferrara on spending; Lewis on gold investing.

From The WSJ, Harvey Golub advocates tax reform.

At Forbes, Peter Ferrara critiques the President’s spending record.

On Fox Business News, Steve Forbes suggests the economy will continue to be sluggish.

In The WSJ, Stephen Moore critiques the President’s blame-Bush rhetoric.

The NY Sun advises England to withdraw from the EU and Mitt Romney to consider a US/UK currency zone:

On International Liberty, Dan Mitchell skewers European bailouts.

From Forbes, Nathan Lewis advises on investing in gold.

At TGSN, Ralph Benko highlights a museum exhibit about gold.

The American Principles Project notes its inclusion in two new books about monetary reform.

American Crossroads satirizes the President’s economic record:

At Market Watch, Howard Gold critiques Paul Krugman.

From TNR, Jonathan Cohn urges the President to stick with his tax hike/Keynesian spending message.

On Fiscal Times, Bruce Bartlett argues President Reagan wouldn’t lead today’s Republican Party.

Monday update: The Miller Center features discussion of Jack Kemp; Bloomberg calls for immigration reform; Benko says gold would reduce unemployment.

UVA’s Miller Center of Public Affairs features video of its Jack Kemp Oral History Project.

From The WSJ, Mayor Michael Bloomberg (NY) links immigration reform to economic growth.

Corrections: Page One explains that tax policy does affect economic growth and that growth fixes deficits:




At TGSN, Ralph Benko explains that a gold standard would reduce unemployment.

On Newsweek, Gary Rivlin notes the super rich don’t pay much income taxes and quotes Bruce Bartlett in favor of higher capital gains tax rates.

At COAL, Paul Krugman also argues for higher capital gains tax rates.

On The WSJ, Pulitzer Prize winning editorial writer Joseph Rago suggests seniors aren’t strongly opposed to the Ryan plan for reforming Medicare:



On TNR, progressive Jonathan Cohn criticizes Washington’s focus on deficits over growth.

At The WSJ, Martin Feldstein advocates Social Security private accounts to save the program and improve returns.