Tag: Economics and Financial Services

For those of you (like me) using LinkedIn for professional networking, Jason Alba has some excellent advice about backing up your profile and connections.  Why?  Because you never know… Read […]

Wal-Mart, Innovation, and Access July 17, 2008Art Carden Last week, Wal-Mart’s revised application to build a new store in Cordova, a suburb of Memphis, Tennessee, was accepted by the local […]

Airlines and Speculation July 16, 2008Art CardenStandard Journal, Havre Daily News Spurred by the claim that speculators are to blame for skyrocketing oil prices, airline executives are circulating an open […]

Mission Not Accomplished July 16, 2008Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—For years, supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez have touted his social programs known as “missions” as a model of social justice. […]

Does Globalization Destroy Culture? July 8, 2008Art Carden The latest summit between G8 leaders brings with it the usual litany of complaints about globalization: environmental degradation, exploitation of sweatshop labor, […]

Near Insanity at the Federal Reserve July 3, 2008Dominick T. Armentano The latest economic news isn’t pretty. Price inflation is raging everywhere, yet in most housing markets, sales are weak […]

Agricultural Policy: The Seen and the Unseen July 2, 2008Ernest C. Pasour Jr., Randal R. Rucker The full long-run effects of any government program are never known in advance. To […]

Killing the Golden Goose June 25, 2008Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—We tend to judge this year’s food crisis, marked by seemingly indomitable prices, from the point of view of those who […]

Oil Prices—Who Are the Culprits? June 11, 2008Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—Who is responsible for the astronomical price of oil? Most of the blame, as exemplified by the recent shenanigans in […]

No One Holds Us Over a Barrel June 1, 2008William F. Shughart IITimes-Tribune With oil prices reaching a record $135 a barrel, everyone is racing to find the most convincing […]