Tag: Economics and Financial Services

The Rise of the Poor June 17, 2009Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—Two years ago, the life of Manuel Mendez del Rio, general director and head of global risk management at the Spanish […]

CON: UM Economist Cites the ‘Folly of a Living Wage’ June 14, 2009William F. Shughart II Before he retires at the end of June, Jackson City Council President Leslie Burl McLemore […]

Nanny State Runs Amok With City’s Cigarette Tax June 3, 2009William F. Shughart II “He’ll tax the pennies on your eyes,” sang the Beatles about the intrusive tax man. Now the […]

For several years I worked at America's Community Bankers in the Government Relations department.  Aside from the daily work assisting the EVP, I was assigned project management responsibilties for several annual […]

The Contradictions of Secretary Geithner May 20, 2009D. W. MacKenzie In a recent interview Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner admitted that Federal Reserve monetary policy “was too loose for too long.” Geithner’s […]

A Time of Reckoning for the Poor May 20, 2009Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—In the last few years, an abundance of consumer demand, credit and investment coming from the rich nations combined […]

How the U.S. Empire Contributed to the Economic Crisis May 11, 2009Ivan Eland A few—and only a few—prescient commentators have questioned whether the U.S. can sustain its informal global empire in […]

We Don't Need Marx to Face This Global Economic Crisis May 7, 2009Art CardenForeignPolicy.com During this time of global economic crisis, the venerable Karl Marx is enjoying newfound popularity. He is […]

Bleak Future for Chrysler and GM May 6, 2009William F. Shughart II Early on in the New Deal, President Franklin Roosevelt repudiated private contract clauses that required payments to be made […]

  Preventing Post-Disaster Price Gouging Yields Devastating Results May 6, 2009Art Carden The world is mired in an economic crisis, people are wondering if capitalism still works, we’re a few short […]