From The Guardian (UK), Greg Palast lambasts "evil genius"
Robert Mundell for his euro scheme to force government downsizing.
The Economist reports that America’s competitors do more
to welcome entrepreneurial immigrants.
At Forbes, Charles Kadlec analyzes the number of jobs
lost due to government policy.
On The Kudlow Report, Gordon Chang of Forbes sees trouble
for China’s economy:
At NRO, Larry Kudlow highlights Marco Rubio’s defense of
low taxes.
From Alhambra Partners, Joe Calhoun wonders if economic
doomsaying has gone too far.
At RCM, John Tamny argues government spending hurts
economic growth.
From First Trust, Brian Wesbury hopes the Supreme Court
will roll back Obamacare.
On Reason, Steve Chapman argues the Fed is choking the
economy with tight money.
From the Heartland Institute, Bret Swanson discusses the
federal government’s mishandling of the wireless spectrum.
On Salon, Andrew Leonard uses Bloomberg's report on
state income taxes to bash Art Laffer.
In The NYT, Bruce Bartlett tries to talk Republicans into
supporting spending stimulus.
From Cato, Steve Hanke makes the crucial point that the near-zero percent federal funds rate has created a credit crunch.
On Forbes, David Ranson argues federal revenues are maximized by moderate and stable tax rates.
At Forbes, Louis Woodhill stresses fast growth to get unemployment down.
On The Kudlow Report, Rep. Ron Paul (TX), Wayne Angell, and others debate Fed Chairman Bernanke’s speech:
Newt Gingrich’s website features today's speech on Federal Reserve reform.
From First Trust, Brian Wesbury sees inflation signs.
At TGSN, Ralph Benko recounts the story of Scottsman John Law’s disastrous experiment with paper money.
In UK’s IB Times, Gabriel Mueller defends the gold standard.
At Bloomberg, Jim Grant offers a terrific critique of the floating dollar system and the Federal Reserve:
In The WSJ, Stephen Moore reports freshman Sen. Marco Rubio (FL) is a top VP contender.
On International Liberty, Dan Mitchell notes that Herbert Hoover was no budget cutter.
From Bloomberg, conservative Keynesian John Taylor highlights Paul Volcker’s policy of floating the fed funds rate while controlling the money supply.
