Warren Buffett's Testament November 11, 2009Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffett, the fabled investor, has announced the biggest deal of his life: He will acquire the stake he doesn’t already […]
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Tag: Economics and Financial Services
Statism survives by looting; a free country survives by production. – Ayn Rand
Unhealthy Time Change
Unhealthy Time Change October 29, 2009William F. Shughart IIMcClatchy-Tribune, Tampa Tribune, Courier-Journal, Democrat and Chronicle, Lansing State Journal, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Bradenton Herald, Bangor Daily News Although daylight-saving time was sold […]
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Are We Stuck with the Dollar?
Are We Stuck with the Dollar? October 14, 2009Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—Like so many people, I own gold and silver as a hedge against the “Latin Americanization” of the United States—money […]
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Obama Goes Postal
Obama Goes Postal September 23, 2009William F. Shughart IIMcClatchy, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Denver Post, Sacramento Bee, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Long Beach Press-Telegram The problem with the president's health care/mail analogy: The […]
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New Deal Orgy No Model For Current Binge
New Deal Orgy No Model For Current Binge September 21, 2009Robert HiggsInvestor's Business Daily From a political standpoint it makes little difference whether the trillions of dollars in “stimulus” spending and […]
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The Rise of Big Business and the Growth of Government
The Rise of Big Business and the Growth of Government September 10, 2009Robert HiggsThe Freeman Most people learn about the relation between the rise of big business and the growth of […]
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Transforming America: The Bush-Obama Stimulus Programs
Transforming America: The Bush-Obama Stimulus Programs September 10, 2009Randall G. HolcombeThe Freeman George W. Bush’s and Barack Obama’s “stimulus” programs will permanently transform the American economy. The market-based system that has […]
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Monopoly in Vero Beach
Monopoly in Vero Beach September 4, 2009Dominick T. Armentano Federal and state antitrust laws generally forbid any “monopolization” of commerce. Yet, ironically, the City of Vero Beach, Florida (where I live) […]
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Japanese Landslide a Mixed Bag for U.S.
Japanese Landslide a Mixed Bag for U.S. September 2, 2009Ivan Eland Almost two decades after their bubble economy turned to economic stagnation, Japanese voters have dealt a hammer blow to their […]
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The Swiss Scapegoat
The Swiss Scapegoat September 2, 2009Alvaro Vargas Llosa GENEVA—Repercussions continue to mount here over the deal by which Switzerland will give the names of presumptive tax evaders to the U.S. government. […]
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