Showing posts with label Riedl. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Riedl. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Tuesday round up.

The WSJ reports the President is doubling down on export led job growth.

John Tamny doubts the export strategy.

Mallory Factor calls for reform of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Reagan budget director David Stockman advocates repeal of the Bush tax cuts, but also says the floating dollar is a major problem.

In The WSJ, Heritage's Brian Riedl explains the role of tax cuts in the deficit.

Joseph Calhoun analyzes last week's rally.

Larry Kudlow attributes the rally to Treasury Sec. Geithner.

Friday, June 25, 2010

Friday items.

Larry Kudlow considers the Tea Party's influence.

Cato's Dan Mitchell expresses disappointment in Britain's tax increase.

At National Affairs, R. Gregory Mankiw examines the Obama Administration's response to the recession.

From 1995, the Freeman offers a summary of supply-side economics.

Humorist Merle Hazzard sings about inflation vs. deflation.

Barry Ritholz suggests supply-siders aren't good economic forecasters.

Youtube features a tribute to the late Jack Kemp, in which he says:
Every generation faces choices: hope or despair; to plan for scarcity or to embrace the possibilities. Societies throughout history believed they had reached the frontiers of human accomplishment. But in every age, those who trusted that divine spark of imagination discovered that vastly greater horizons still lay ahead.

Paul Krugman wants the yuan to appreciate faster.

Gary Andres analyzes the gusher of U.S. debt.

Heritage's Brian Riedl argues spending not tax cuts are to blame for the deficit.

Saturday, June 5, 2010

Friday update.

David P. Goldman analyzes today’s unemployment report.

The Heritage Foundation’s Brian Riedl
looks at federal spending.

AEI’s John Makin
says fiscal discipline must be shared across a currency union.

Recently, though, Robert Mundell explained: “I don’t see how the economic crisis in Greece would affect the euro. This is a fiscal problem, not a problem of the euro. If California has a fiscal problem, this is a problem of California, not a problem of the dollar."

Paul Krugman
supports the Left’s growing pro-growth contingent, against fiscal austerity.

Steve Hanke
thinks Krugman is wrong on spending.

Australia’s Clarke and Dawe
offer an economic satire.

Paul Volker
pens a long economic analysis at the NY Review of Books.

Regarding Volcker – especially his performance in 1981-82 -- supply-siders are generally critical, see
here, here, here, here, here and here.