Wednesday items: Benko on pro-gold comments in emerging markets; Lehrman advocates fast growth to reduce deficits; Politico on NY's special election.

From TGSN, Ralph Benko reports on pro-gold standard comments from the emerging markets.

At Bloomberg, Sen. Tom Coburn (OK) suggests solving the debt crisis by eliminating tax expenditures and trimming entitlements.

On TGSN, Lew Lehrman explains that four percent annual growth compounded over a decade would fix most of the deficit problem:




Politico analyzes the GOP’s special election loss in Jack Kemp’s upstate NY congressional district.

From House Republicans, U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan (WI) recasts his Medicare plan as needed to save the program:



On Econlog, David Henderson argues for ending the IMF.

From First Trust, Brian Wesbury says don’t worry about the softening economy.

At The Atlantic, David Indiviglio measures the national debt in terms of gold:



The WSJ comments section features interesting comments on my Mundell op-ed.

Monday items: Tamny on loose money; Indiviglio on low interest rates; Goldman sees continued malaise.

From Forbes, John Tamny argues the Fed’s low interest rate policy discourages saving and makes credit tight.

In The Atlantic, David Indiviglio explains the problems with extremely low interest rates.

On The Kudlow Report, David Goldman debates the economy’s direction:



At NRO, David Beckworth argues Federal Reserve policy should target nominal GDP growth.

In Forbes, Steve Forbes interviews John Mauldin about his new book on the debt crisis.

On COAL, Paul Krugman advocates independent scoring of Paul Ryan’s tax cuts.

At The WSJ, ATR President Grover Norquist discusses the spending battle:



On NRO, Kevin Williamson notes income mobility to refute Robert Reich’s attacks on the wealthy.

At The NYT Economix blog, MIT’s Nancy Folbre advocates Democratic initiatives to address the deficit with tax increases.

In The Washington Examiner, Philip Klein posts a Democratic strategy memo on their tax increase plan.

Wednesday items.

From Forbes, Brian Domitrovic recalls Robert Lucas’s role in challenging 1970s Keynesianism.

The Hill reprints a Judy Shelton memo to members of Congress on potential questions for Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.

On The Kudlow Report, U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (TX) explains why he asked Bernanke to define a dollar:



At The Atlantic, Daniel Indiviglio comments on the Paul/Bernanke exchange.

Cato’s Dan Mitchell notes Bernanke’s embrace of Keynesian spending analysis.

From The WSJ, Mary Anastasia O’Grady notes Fed Chairman Bernanke is “out on a limb” with his inflation prediction:



At RCM, John Tamny defends insider trading.

In The WSJ, Seth Lipsky suggests Sarah Palin’s outreach to labor is similar to Reagan’s.

From the archive, the late-Robert Bartley and Amity Schlaes explain the supply-side revolution.

Monday items.

Bloomberg reports on Robert Mundell’s continued call for a stable yuan.

The WSJ quotes President Hu Jintao, ahead of this week's visit, calling the U.S. dollar-dominated currency system a "product of the past" and highlighting moves to turn the yuan into a global currency.

From last week’s Kudlow Report, Larry Kudlow supports getting tough on China:



The NY Sun responds to claims that the Arizona gunman damaged the case for the gold standard.

A new website encourages U.S. Rep. Mike Pence (IN) to run for president (hat tip: Ralph Benko).

The NY Sun suggests Pence is superior due to his sound money advocacy.

From earlier this month, U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan (WI) discusses his agenda for spending cuts but includes sound money as crucial to restoring prosperity:



On The NY Sun, Larry Kudlow worries inflation may undermine the recovery.

At New World Economics, Nathan Lewis explains what goes into base money.

The Atlantic’s Daniel Indiviglio makes a weak case for the Federal Reserve.