Tuesday update: Lehrman on the dollar's reserve status; Domitrovic on Operation Twist; Laffer on tax fairness.

From MarketWatch, Lew Lehrman argues the dollar-as-reserve-currency is killing the US economy.

At Forbes, Brian Domitrovic explains why the Fed’s new Operation Twist caused gold to plummet and why pro-growth fiscal policy is essential to reversing decline.

In The Washington Times, Richard Rahn rebuts the President’s tax proposal.

On Fox Business News, Art Laffer critiques the President’s call for tax fairness:



In The WSJ, John Steele Gordon recounts the income tax’s history and argues for tax reform.

The NYT captures the state of American unemployment.

From Cato, Dan Mitchell illustrates the perverse impact of double taxation.

On his blog, Mitt Romney advisor Greg Mankiw notes low hourly wages as proof inflation is not a threat:

At Bloomberg, Amity Shlaes contrasts Warren Buffett’s tax views with Andrew Mellon’s.

From Americans for Tax Reform, Ryan Ellis argues the corporate tax rate should be lowered to 20% rather than 25%.

Monday items: Gordon on growth and debt; The WSJ, Malpass and The NY Sun critique Bernanke; Kudlow sees an ECB rate cut coming.

In The WSJ, John Steele Gordon explains that 1990s level economic growth would cut the deficit down quickly.

The WSJ chides Fed Chairman Bernanke for shifting blame away from his own policies.

At Fox News, David Malpass notes Bernanke’s continued weak dollar policy.

The NY Sun adds its two cents on Bernanke.

On The Kudlow Report, Larry suggests IMF Chief Christine Lagarde supports an ECB rate cut:




In The New Yorker, James Surowiecki advises the ECB to back off its rate increases.

On Forbes, Ralph Benko notes elite attention turning to gold.

At RCM, Bill Frezza explains the economy cannot function properly without sound money.

On Uneasy Money, David Glasner critiques Alan Reynolds’s anti-QE2 argument.

At NRO, Larry Kudlow skewers the idea that rebuilding after destruction is stimulative.

On Kudlow, James Pethokoukis comments on the President’s CEA pick:




A pessimistic report from Britain offers supply-side solutions as the only way out of its economic mess (h/t: Vlad Signorelli).

At TGSN, Ralph Benko quotes John Adams on paper money.

CNBC features an unscientific poll on the gold standard, which as of this writing shows 71% support for a gold-linked dollar.

On Forbes, John Tamny praises Steve Jobs.

Thursday items.

David Malpass’s Growpac initiates a petition against the Fed’s quantitative easing.

At First Things, David Goldman responds to NRO’s Ramesh Ponnuru on QE2.

On The Kudlow Report, Malpass assesses the market:




On Louisiana radio, John Tamny discusses government barriers to economic recovery.

At Politico, David Boaz recommends Republican emphasize not raising taxes in a recession.

On The NYT, David Leonhardt illustrates that growth was sub-par in the GW Bush years and suggests tax cuts don’t lead to growth:




Dallas’s D Magazine reports Steve Forbes blames the weak dollar for the financial meltdown.

At Commentary, John Steele Gordon mocks Leonhardt for discovering that strong growth would help solve the deficit.

On NRO, Stephen Spruiell argues Keynesian stimulus spending as deficit reduction is a bad idea.

Our friends at Bankrupting America summarize the non-monetary uncertainties government is creating for businesses: