In The WSJ, Stephen Moore reports the President may embrace Simpson-Bowles to regain credibility as a fiscal moderate.
At The American, James Pethokoukis notes a study refuting the prevailing progressive narrative of the financial crisis.
From NRO, Reihan Salam suggests the US is moving back towards the top of the Laffer Curve.
On The Kudlow Report, Rich Karlgaard discusses the falling euro:
In The WSJ, Harvey Golub compares the current recovery to 11 past.
On NRO, Thomas Sowell recounts Andrew Mellon’s tax cut arguments.
The Hill reports the Alliance for American Manufacturing pushing for currency manipulation requirements in future trade agreements.
In The NYT, Andrew Sorkin argues the Glass-Steagall Act wouldn’t have prevented the mortgage crisis.
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Thursday, May 24, 2012
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Thursday round up: NRO on Romney's minimim wage proposal; Rove on Gingrich's southern strategy; Prasad on yuan convertibility.
NRO’s editors critique Mitt Romney’s support for minimum wage increases.
The WSJ analyzes Rick Santorum’s surge and Romney’s policy vulnerability.
At NRO, Thomas Sowell notes continued conservative opposition to Romney.
In The WSJ, Karl Rove argues Newt Gingrich’s southern strategy is insufficient.
On The WSJ, Larry Sabato discusses Romney’s problems with the right, and general election prospects:
At Forbes, Louis Woodhill highlights wasteful alternative energy spending.
On Forbes, Cato’s James Dorn advocates a sound money policy rather than stimulus.
In The WSJ, Eswar Prasad suggests yuan convertibility is key to its future.
From Bloomberg, Amity Shlaes rebuts Clint Eastwood’s Super Bowl ad.
On The Kudlow Report, a panel discusses the CPAC conference:
At Killer Frogs, Kyle Clifton highlights a Jude Wanniski memo to US Rep. Ron Paul (TX).
From Human Events, House Speaker John Boehner (OH) outlines his growth agenda, including energy exploration, roads and bridges projects, no earmarks, and reduced federal mandates.
The WSJ analyzes Rick Santorum’s surge and Romney’s policy vulnerability.
At NRO, Thomas Sowell notes continued conservative opposition to Romney.
In The WSJ, Karl Rove argues Newt Gingrich’s southern strategy is insufficient.
On The WSJ, Larry Sabato discusses Romney’s problems with the right, and general election prospects:
At Forbes, Louis Woodhill highlights wasteful alternative energy spending.
On Forbes, Cato’s James Dorn advocates a sound money policy rather than stimulus.
In The WSJ, Eswar Prasad suggests yuan convertibility is key to its future.
From Bloomberg, Amity Shlaes rebuts Clint Eastwood’s Super Bowl ad.
On The Kudlow Report, a panel discusses the CPAC conference:
At Killer Frogs, Kyle Clifton highlights a Jude Wanniski memo to US Rep. Ron Paul (TX).
From Human Events, House Speaker John Boehner (OH) outlines his growth agenda, including energy exploration, roads and bridges projects, no earmarks, and reduced federal mandates.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Tuesday roundup: Domitrovic critiques economic historians; Tamny notes Lehman's impact on policy; Forbes lashes California for an internet sales tax proposal.
From Forbes, Econoclasts author Brian Domitrovic echoes Thomas Sowell’s recent criticism of prominent historians for their coverage of tax cuts.
On RCM, John Tamny notes that mistaken fear of a Lehman Brothers-style financial contagion has infected economic policy.
At Forbes, Steve Forbes lashes California for attempting to impose an internet sales tax.
On The Kudlow Report, David Goldman analyzes the debt debate and the economy:
On Reuters, James Pethokoukis gives two cheers to Speaker Boehner’s (OH) debt ceiling plan.
From Asia Times, David Goldman suggests US debt will be downgraded but isn’t worried by it.
IB Times reports the increased interest in gold and gold-linked currency.
At Alhambra Investments, Joe Calhoun remains doubtful about the economy.
On RCM, John Tamny notes that mistaken fear of a Lehman Brothers-style financial contagion has infected economic policy.
At Forbes, Steve Forbes lashes California for attempting to impose an internet sales tax.
On The Kudlow Report, David Goldman analyzes the debt debate and the economy:
On Reuters, James Pethokoukis gives two cheers to Speaker Boehner’s (OH) debt ceiling plan.
From Asia Times, David Goldman suggests US debt will be downgraded but isn’t worried by it.
IB Times reports the increased interest in gold and gold-linked currency.
At Alhambra Investments, Joe Calhoun remains doubtful about the economy.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Wednesday items: Domitrovic on Reagan's deficit and growth record; Woodhill notes the impact of tax increases on Britain; Moore debates soak the rich.
From Forbes, Brian Domitrovic argues that although President Reagan’s tax increases after 1982 were a mistake, the effect of the 1981-83 marginal rate cuts, plus deregulation, plus plummeting inflation, enabled the historic expansion and increased federal revenue.
At Forbes, Louis Woodhill cites Britain’s current economic mess as proof that raising taxes to solve budget deficits doesn’t work.
On The Kudlow Report, Stephen Moore debates soak the rich rhetoric:
At RCM, Steve Hanke suggests that Europe’s heightened capital-asset requirements are responsible for economic and financial weakness.
On NRO, Larry Kudlow argues the Gang of Six plan is pro growth and worth considering.
IBD features part 2 of Thomas Sowell’s Senate testimony on taxes, focused on Andrew Mellon.
On Kudlow, David Goldman and Dan Mitchell discuss the US credit rating:
At TGSN, Ralph Benko argues the new monetarism requires focus on monetary quality, not quantity.
On his blog, former George W. Bush Secretary official John B. Taylor explains he is a New Keynesian but opposes key elements of Old Keynesianism.
From First Trust, Brian Wesbury predicts stronger growth in the second half of the year.
At TGSN, Lew Lehrman explains that the gold standard is a yardstick:
Bloomberg suggests Starve the Beast is discredited.
At Forbes, Louis Woodhill cites Britain’s current economic mess as proof that raising taxes to solve budget deficits doesn’t work.
On The Kudlow Report, Stephen Moore debates soak the rich rhetoric:
At RCM, Steve Hanke suggests that Europe’s heightened capital-asset requirements are responsible for economic and financial weakness.
On NRO, Larry Kudlow argues the Gang of Six plan is pro growth and worth considering.
IBD features part 2 of Thomas Sowell’s Senate testimony on taxes, focused on Andrew Mellon.
On Kudlow, David Goldman and Dan Mitchell discuss the US credit rating:
At TGSN, Ralph Benko argues the new monetarism requires focus on monetary quality, not quantity.
On his blog, former George W. Bush Secretary official John B. Taylor explains he is a New Keynesian but opposes key elements of Old Keynesianism.
From First Trust, Brian Wesbury predicts stronger growth in the second half of the year.
At TGSN, Lew Lehrman explains that the gold standard is a yardstick:
Bloomberg suggests Starve the Beast is discredited.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Tuesday items: Kadlec says gold will restore confidence; The LAT reports a possible debt and tax reform deal; Kudlow, Lowry and The WSJ oppose the Balanced Budget Amendment.
From Forbes, Charles Kadlec argues the gold standard is vital to restoring economic confidence.
The LA Times reports the Senate’s Gang of Six proposal to cut spending, eliminate tax expenditures, and reduce tax rates. One major problem: it would raise the capital gains tax from 15% to 20%.
On RCM, John Tamny reviews Peter Ferrara’s America’s Ticking Bankruptcy Bomb.
On The Kudlow Report, Larry Kudlow notes supply-siders’ objections to the Balanced Budget Amendment:
The WSJ editorializes against the Balanced Budget Amendment; NRO editor Rich Lowry also opposes it.
At The Washington Times, Richard Rahn argues regulation is stifling innovation.
IBD features Thomas Sowell’s Senate testimony on taxes.
On Hardball, Chris Matthews loses his cool over Grover Norquist’s refusal to accept tax hikes:
Canada’s Business News Network features an interesting debate with John Mueller and Professor Robert Barsky on the gold standard.
At The Washington Post, Ezra Klein defends Keynesianism.
In The New Yorker, George Packer highlights the problem of cutting social programs during high unemployment:
The LA Times reports the Senate’s Gang of Six proposal to cut spending, eliminate tax expenditures, and reduce tax rates. One major problem: it would raise the capital gains tax from 15% to 20%.
On RCM, John Tamny reviews Peter Ferrara’s America’s Ticking Bankruptcy Bomb.
On The Kudlow Report, Larry Kudlow notes supply-siders’ objections to the Balanced Budget Amendment:
The WSJ editorializes against the Balanced Budget Amendment; NRO editor Rich Lowry also opposes it.
At The Washington Times, Richard Rahn argues regulation is stifling innovation.
IBD features Thomas Sowell’s Senate testimony on taxes.
On Hardball, Chris Matthews loses his cool over Grover Norquist’s refusal to accept tax hikes:
Canada’s Business News Network features an interesting debate with John Mueller and Professor Robert Barsky on the gold standard.
At The Washington Post, Ezra Klein defends Keynesianism.
In The New Yorker, George Packer highlights the problem of cutting social programs during high unemployment:
Representative Paul Ryan’s ten-year budget plan, which remains his party’s blueprint for the future, would impose a fifty-per-cent cut on programs like food stamps and Supplemental Security Income, which, as long as Danny Hartzell remains jobless, represent the Hartzells’ only income. By the last day of June, the Hartzells had twenty-nine dollars to their name.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Tuesday summary.
On Asia Times, David Goldman recounts his quantitative easing-related investments.
At RCM, John Tamny explains that the repatriation tax doesn’t keep dollars offshore.
On CNBC, Americans for Tax Reform’s Grover Norquist debates tax policy:
At The New Republic, supply-side critic Jonathan Chait advises Democrats to vote separately on extending tax rates for middle versus upper income earners.
On Forbes, Brian Wesbury and Robert Stein view increased U.S. imports as a positive sign.
From last week, Art Laffer debates government’s impact on the economy:
From Alhambra Investment, Joseph Y. Calhoun, III suggests quantitative easing will harm average people.
At Cato, Dan Mitchell wonders if death taxes impact people dying.
At last weekend’s Jon Stewart Rally, Second City asks, “Is President Obama a Keynesian?”:
On Forbes, Rick Karlgaard handicaps likely Republican presidential contenders from a business perspective.
On NRO, Thomas Sowell reviews a new book on the Great Depression.
At RCM, John Tamny explains that the repatriation tax doesn’t keep dollars offshore.
On CNBC, Americans for Tax Reform’s Grover Norquist debates tax policy:
At The New Republic, supply-side critic Jonathan Chait advises Democrats to vote separately on extending tax rates for middle versus upper income earners.
On Forbes, Brian Wesbury and Robert Stein view increased U.S. imports as a positive sign.
From last week, Art Laffer debates government’s impact on the economy:
From Alhambra Investment, Joseph Y. Calhoun, III suggests quantitative easing will harm average people.
At Cato, Dan Mitchell wonders if death taxes impact people dying.
At last weekend’s Jon Stewart Rally, Second City asks, “Is President Obama a Keynesian?”:
On Forbes, Rick Karlgaard handicaps likely Republican presidential contenders from a business perspective.
On NRO, Thomas Sowell reviews a new book on the Great Depression.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Wednesday items.
On NRO, Larry Kudlow suggests the negative yield on inflation-adjusted securities is signaling inflation.
Cato’s Dan Griswold rebuts myths about free trade.
On Carpe Diem, Mark J. Perry explains that current account deficits are balanced by capital account surpluses:
At Café Hayek, Don Boudreaux defends free trade.
On Forbes, Brian Wesbury and Robert Stein argue bullish investments have been more profitable than bearish.
On The Kudlow Report, Don Luskin debates the Fed’s feint towards lighter than expected monetary stimulus:
The WSJ notes that low-tax states have better economies than high-tax states.
On Townhall, Thomas Sowell recalls past tax cutting successes.
On NRO, Michael Tanner urges Republicans to focus on deep, painful spending cuts.
Cato’s Dan Griswold rebuts myths about free trade.
On Carpe Diem, Mark J. Perry explains that current account deficits are balanced by capital account surpluses:
At Café Hayek, Don Boudreaux defends free trade.
On Forbes, Brian Wesbury and Robert Stein argue bullish investments have been more profitable than bearish.
On The Kudlow Report, Don Luskin debates the Fed’s feint towards lighter than expected monetary stimulus:
The WSJ notes that low-tax states have better economies than high-tax states.
On Townhall, Thomas Sowell recalls past tax cutting successes.
On NRO, Michael Tanner urges Republicans to focus on deep, painful spending cuts.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Tuesday items.
On the Kudlow Report, Art Laffer analyzes falling investor confidence.
At RCM, John Tamny chides the Federal Reserve for wanting higher inflation when gold is above $1,300.
Larry Kudlow suggests small business does not want the new small-business bill.
On the Kudlow Report, Stephen Moore debates extending the tax cuts.
In The Washington Times, Richard Rahn points out that the last Republican budget deficit (2007) was 1.2 percent of GDP.
At Alhambra Investments, Joseph Y. Calhoun, III assesses the falling dollar’s causes and effects.
From Creators Syndicate, Thomas Sowell examines gold’s role in restraining government.
At RCM, John Tamny chides the Federal Reserve for wanting higher inflation when gold is above $1,300.
Larry Kudlow suggests small business does not want the new small-business bill.
On the Kudlow Report, Stephen Moore debates extending the tax cuts.
In The Washington Times, Richard Rahn points out that the last Republican budget deficit (2007) was 1.2 percent of GDP.
At Alhambra Investments, Joseph Y. Calhoun, III assesses the falling dollar’s causes and effects.
From Creators Syndicate, Thomas Sowell examines gold’s role in restraining government.
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