Tuesday items.

In Forbes, Steve Forbes explains the weak dollar's role in the current malaise.

The WSJ editorializes that increased regulation and spending, likely tax hikes, and anti-business rhetoric are holding down the economy.

At Asia Times, David Goldman says Obamacare is depressing employment.

On the Kudlow Report, Stephen Moore debates eliminating corporate tax rates:

At The NY Post, Cato's Alan Reynolds argues more spending stimulus will not work.

At Bloomberg, Kevin Hassett suggests lower wages would raise employment.

At Cafe Hayek, Donald J. Boudreaux rebuts the Keynesian claim that World War II spending ended the Great Depression.

Larry Kudlow applauds the President's proposal for 100 percent corporate investment write offs.

Friday update.

Bretton Woods Research argues Republicans have lost political ground by focusing on deficits rather than growth.

At Asia Times, David Goldman believes rising CPI doesn't discount deflation fears.

On The Kudlow Report, Stephen Moore debates the Bush tax cuts.

In The WSJ, Michael Darda suggests tax reform will improve the economy.

H.C. Wainwright's David Ranson analyzes tax revenue and debt.

John Tamny discusses the economy on the John Batchelor radio show.

The Heritage Foundation reports on the effect of tax increases.

The WSJ editorial page remembers Dan Rostenkowski's work on tax reform.

Jon Stewart mocks Republicans for saying they care about deficits but won’t raise taxes.

Monday items.

A WSJ must-read explains how recession and slow-growth contribute to unmanageable deficits.

Nathan Lewis offers his annual case for a gold-backed currency.

At Forbes, John Tamny argues capital will finds its way to promising ventures if government doesn't interfere.

In Asia Times, Spengler, aka David Goldman examines post-crisis Europe.

The Financial Times reports China continues to open its markets.

Don Boudreaux analyzes the Keynesian narrative of why stimulus spending hasn't worked.

Thursday items.

Three Senate Democrats favor extending all the Bush tax cuts, as does Fed Chairman Bernanke.

WSJ editorialists comment.

John Tamny convincingly argues that the unstable dollar is central to the economy's troubles.

Larry Kudlow sees the Fed's dollar management as a major problem.

Don Boudreaux quotes a book that argues monetary nationalism is a curse.

Steve Forbes advocates a free-market reform agenda.

From May, James Pethokoukis suggests growth is the best way to pay down the debt.

The Daily Beast runs a pro-spending manifesto.

Keynesian Kenneth Rogoff opposes additional spending.

Distressed, Paul Krugman responds.

Wednesday items.

David Goldman predicts the federal government will bail out state governments.

In Forbes, Brian Wesbury and Robert Stein refute depression pessimists.

Joseph Calhoun thinks stocks are a bargain.

Forbes' Rich Karlgaard proposes ways to unleash sidelined wealth.

From May, Louis Woodhill explains that we can't tax our out of debt.

House Republicans pledge to make job creation their priority.

Newt Gingrich favors a pro-growth agenda.

George W. Bush economist Kevin Hassett opposes repealing the Bush tax cuts.

Prodigal supply-sider David Stockman offers his take on the Great Depression.

In The WSJ, Gerald P. O'Driscoll Jr.

discusses the Keynes vs. Hayek debate. (Full text here.)

Atlas Shrugged villain Paul Krugman says Keynesianism will work if government spends more.

Krugman also

Monday items.

Larry Kudlow endorses Art Laffer’s view on a downturn in 2011.

Don Luskin thinks the oil spill is hurting stocks.

John Tamny suggests education does not necessarily lead to business success.

CNBC’s John Carney says lawmakers should invest in companies they regulate.

The WSJ editorial board opposes efforts to politicize Federal Reserve lending.

Fortune features an analysis of Keynesianism.

The House GOP Whip argues the party should focus on spending.

Bruce Bartlett warns of a possible debt default.

Heritage has a video on federal spending.

Paul Krugman cites the Mundell-Flemming model as he warns against austerity.

And according to that model... fiscal contraction in one country under floating exchange rates is in fact contractionary for the world as a whole. The reason is that fiscal contraction leads to lower interest rates, which leads to currency depreciation, which improves the trade balance of the contracting country — partly offsetting the fiscal contraction, but also imposing a contraction on the rest of the world. (Rudi Dornbusch’s 1976 Brookings Paper went through all this.)

Friday round up.

David Goldman analyzes the stock market.

David Malpass calls for less spending, along with low taxes and sound money, as part of his agenda.

At AEI’s The American, Nick Schulz reports supply-side economics is alive and well in Sweden.

An editor at The Christian-Science Monitor argues the effect of next year’s tax cuts will be less than Art Laffer thinks.

An IEA blog post asks asks, "Do we need a central bank?" (Hat tip: anti-dismal)

Interestingly, the US survived until 1913 without a central bank and enjoyed robust growth. Since then the Fed has essentially failed in its objectives of ensuring monetary and financial stability. Interest rates have fluctuated between zero and 21 per cent, prices have continued to rise, and financial crises have been frequent.

Bob McTeer explains the widening trade deficit, and suggests the dollar’s strength hurts the recovery.

In The NYT, David Brooks endorses the idea that reduced spending is stimulative.

Low interest rates were not the cause of the housing boom, argues Casey B. Mulligan at The NYT’s Economix blog.

On Fox, WSJ editorialist Stephen Moore endorses Art Laffer’s theory of a crash in 2011.

The Atlas Economic Research Foundation posts a good video on trade.

Wednesday articles.

Larry Kudlow sees a new tea-party Senate nucleus forming.

Former Dallas Federal Reserve President Bob McTeer says there can be no inflation because money supply is flat.

More than a decade ago, supply-sider Jude Wanniski pointed out that focusing solely on money supply was a mistake.

Art Laffer argues the low-tax environment of Texas helped it weather the recession.

As noted below, Dave Ranson recently wrote at The Wall Street Journal on the futility of raising taxes. Here’s a similar recent analysis from Nathan Lewis.

David Goldman analyzes the foreign financing of U.S. fiscal deficits.