Fallacies in U.S. Oil Policy August 27, 2009Ivan ElandPittsburgh Tribune-Review The sight of convicted terrorist Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi getting a hero’s welcome in Libya after murdering 270 people in the […]
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Tag: Economics and Financial Services
Statism survives by looting; a free country survives by production. – Ayn Rand
Misallocating Oakland’s Resources at Tourism Industry’s Expense
Misallocating Oakland’s Resources at Tourism Industry’s Expense August 25, 2009Jonathan Wyse As the city of Oakland grapples with a budget crisis born of fiscal profligacy, a cursory glance over the FY […]
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Small Government Caused Our Current Problems?
Small Government Caused Our Current Problems? August 21, 2009Robert Higgs As soon as I saw the headline of an August 10 article by financial columnist Peter Cohan, I knew that something was terribly […]
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The Tyranny of Oil
The Tyranny of Oil August 19, 2009Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—Recessions can be a good thing—they wring the excesses out of the economy and focus people’s attention on public policy mistakes that […]
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State’s Policy is to Leave Money Sitting Idle during Deficit Times
State’s Policy is to Leave Money Sitting Idle during Deficit Times August 6, 2009William F. Shughart IISan Francisco Examiner California’s political leaders are in the midst of celebrating their temporary “solving” […]
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Accountability Needed at Fed
Accountability Needed at Fed August 5, 2009Robert HiggsMcClatchy-Tribune Nearly 200 economists, mostly academics, have signed a petition urging Congress and the executive branch “to reaffirm their support for and defend the […]
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Taxing Internet Sales Is a Recipe for Big Government
Taxing Internet Sales Is a Recipe for Big Government July 13, 2009William F. Shughart IIDaily Sun News Unwilling to cut spending in the face of shrinking revenues, state governments nationwide are […]
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New Evidence on the Foreclosure Crisis
New Evidence on the Foreclosure Crisis July 3, 2009Stan J. LiebowitzWall Street Journal What is really behind the mushrooming rate of mortgage foreclosures since 2007? The evidence from a huge national […]
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Two Views of the Labor Market in Ongoing Recession
Two Views of the Labor Market in Ongoing Recession June 25, 2009Robert HiggsCulpeper Star-Exponent, Crookston Daily Times, Alexandria Daily Town Talk Ever since the Great Depression, it seems, people have lived […]
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Privatize Pools and Golf Courses?
Privatize Pools and Golf Courses? Letter to the Editor June 25, 2009Art CardenMemphis Business Journal If representatives of the City of Memphis are really looking to save money, they should start by […]
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