Tag: Economics and Financial Services

Our Trillion-Dollar Cathedral in the Arctic October 3, 2008Robert H. Nelson The McCain campaign has been busy educating the new vice presidential nominee, Sarah Palin, in the nuances of American […]

The Fatal Conceit of Congress September 30, 2008Michael Reksulak On Monday, the House of Representatives narrowly rejected the ballyhooed “Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008” which would have funneled $700 […]

Wall Street Socialism September 24, 2008Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—Having spent part of my life in the developing world, I know that the nationalization of an industry or an institution is […]

The Debate on ‘Energy Independence’ September 23, 2008William F. Shughart IIOxford Eagle When presidential candidates speak of promoting energy independence, presumably they do not mean independence of Canada or Mexico, […]

Obama’s Economic Agenda: This Is Change? September 22, 2008Edgar K. Browning Presidential candidate Barack Obama’s mantra for change in economic policies amounts to this: a huge increase in redistribution of […]

Lula’s Oil Dream September 17, 2008Alvaro Vargas Llosa SAO PAULO, Brazil—In the United States, offshore drilling is so controversial that it has become the stuff of heated presidential campaign debate. […]

Why Did Gas Prices Increase So Quickly? September 15, 2008Art Carden Why does the price of gas increase immediately when a hurricane threatens supplies, even though the gas at the pump […]

Socialism and “Acts of God” September 12, 2008Carlos Alberto Montaner Natural catastrophes are usually described as “acts of God.” The theory behind this article, derived from experience, is that there is […]

Lessons From the Poor September 8, 2008Alvaro Vargas Llosa One of the most enduring and flawed myths in economic development circles is that lifting the poor out of poverty requires the […]

Our Trillion-Dollar War September 5, 2008Edgar K. Browning No, it’s not the War in Iraq—it’s the War on Poverty.  Incredible as it may seem, Americans transfer more than a trillion dollars […]