Wednesday summary: Lehrman on gold; Zoellick on the euro; Goldman on California and Wisconsin.

From TGSN, Lew Lehrman argues the gold standard would raise savings and restore economic growth and full employment.

In The WSJ, Stephen Moore suggests the country is still center-right.

On The Kudlow Report, Robert Zoellick discusses the Eurozone:

The NY Sun suggests the Walker recall is a hinge moment for the labor movement.

TGSN recounts the Federal Reserve’s creation.

On PJ Media, David Goldman notes California and Wisconsin’s high tax rates.

The WSJ highlights CBO’s latest analysis of the growing debt.

From First Trust, Brian Wesbury predicts the economy will continue to grow slowly.

At The WSJ, James Freeman discusses the Keynesian spending proposed by Paul Krugman and Larry Summers.

At CNBC, Paul Ames notes flat-tax Estonia’s success under the euro.

In The WSJ, Marian Tupy and Craig Richardson note Zimbabwe’s growth since it dollarized its economy.

Monday items: Cain advocates gold; Snow on Taxmaggedon; Goldman on the dollar rise and market slump.

From The WSJ, Herman Cain argues for a dollar as good as gold.

In The WSJ, John Snow highlights the danger of Taxmaggedon.

On The Kudlow Report, David Goldman discusses the rising dollar and market slump:



The China Times reports Robert Mundell advocating a world currency.

From Forbes, John Tamny applauds a Facebook founder for renouncing his US citizenship.

Stephen Moore notes the Obama Administration’s opposition to coal.

At The WSJ, James Freeman suggests JP Morgan’s investment losses didn’t violate any rules.



In The NY Sun, Ira Stoll reports support for Mitt Romney from smaller financial firms.

Monday summary: Forbes and Reynolds on Newt's role in supply-side's founding; Ron Paul on the dollar; Wilson on income inequality.

From Forbes, historian Brian Domitrovic notes Newt Gingrich’s role in advancing supply-side economics.

At The Huffington Post, Alan Reynolds denies Gingrich’s role in supply-side’s founding.

In The NY Sun, Ira Stoll criticizes Gingrich for bashing investment banks and private equity firms.

National Journal quotes Jeff Bell on the GOP presidential primary’s emerging establishment vs. conservative grassroots theme.

On The Kudlow Report, Larry Kudlow interviews US Rep. Ron Paul on the Fed, the dollar and gold:



In The WSJ, James Freeman notes that Warren Buffett likely would avoid the Buffett Rule.

On Forbes, John Tamny links global warming pessimism to belief in America’s inevitable decline.

IBD examines the Obama recovery’s abnormally slow pace.

In The Washington Post, James Q. Wilson suggests income inequality is related to social factors such as education level and family structure.

On Kudlow, David Goldman sounds moderately optimistic about US growth:



The WSJ highlights a World Bank report relating Europe’s slow growth to demographics and big government.

From Cato, David Boaz refutes the claim that China caused the 2008 financial crisis.

Week in review: Woodhill and Tamny on Romney; Freeman and Tamny on Santorum; Laffer on Buffett.

Apologies for the gap in service last week. Was in Austin, TX for The Laffer Center’s winter meeting featuring interesting talks from Art Laffer, Brian Domitrovic, Steve Moore, John Chapman, and Dan Mitchell, plus terrific comments from Louis Woodhill.
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In Forbes, Louis Woodhill suggests Mitt Romney doesn’t understand growth, starting with his neglect of the dollar.

At RCM, John Tamny chides Romney’s Bain critics.

In The WSJ, James Freeman profiles Rick Santorum as a “supply-sider for the working man.”

Also at RCM, Tamny critiques Santorum’s plan to revive US manufacturing.

In The WSJ, Art Laffer rebuts the Buffett strategy to tax the rich.

PBS’s Newshour challenges the Laffer Curve:




From Alhambra Partners, John Chapman analyzes current monetary policy.

At Cato Unbound, John Tamny argues gold-linked money would restore the economy.

The NY Sun applauds former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad for supporting the gold standard.

At TGSN, Lew Lehrman discusses the origins of the gold-linked dollar:



TGSN recounts the Founders’ views on sound money.

In USA Today, US Rep. Ron Paul (TX) critiques the Federal Reserve.

At The Street, Steve Forbes argues for gold-linked money.

In Forbes, Peter Ferrara notes the extraordinarily slow economic recovery.

On Fox Business, Steve Forbes sounds bullish on the economy:




From Forbes, Charles Kadlec suggests lower government spending will lead to more jobs.

On NRO, Larry Kudlow urges Romney to take up tax reform.

From Bloomberg, Ramesh Ponnuru argues supply-side economics isn’t selling with voters.

At NRO, Ponnuru suggests Romney not adopt tax reform.

On MSNBC’s Hardball, Bruce Bartlett argues the Bush era proves tax rates don’t lead to prosperity:




In The CSM, Keynesian Jared Bernstein opposes “trickle-down economics.”

Monday round up: Reynolds on tax rates; Benko on growth; Kaldec on monetary reform.

From Cato, Alan Reynolds responds to Robert Reich’s critique of Reynolds’ recent WSJ column.

On Forbes, Ralph Benko continues his growth vs. budget cuts debate with NRO’s Kevin Williamson.

In Forbes, Charles Kadlec advocates a quantity-based monetary policy to ensure monetary quality.

On The Kudlow Report, Steve Forbes debates cutting foreign repatriation taxes:




Also at Forbes, John Tamny suggests Americans know the economy is weak and will vote accordingly.

In The WSJ, George H.W. Bush economist Michael Boskin advises deficit hawks.

USA Today casts the 2012 election as a debate over economic philosophy.

In Newsweek, President Clinton offers ideas for improving the economy, though except for cutting the corporate tax rate, it’s mostly demand-side small ball. He omits the key ingredient of his own tenure, a stable dollar.

On Kudlow, Steve Forbes discusses the Greek debt crisis and the dollar:




At RCM, Robert Samuelson wonders why so many US jobs go unfilled.

On Bloomberg, Simon Johnson cites floating exchange rates as a vital tool to handling financial crises.

From The WSJ, James Freeman suggests Rick Perry’s job record will make him a strong candidate.