*** FreedomFest Title Match***
Steve Moore vs. Paul Krugman
Politics and Government
Matt Bai, at Yahoo, highlights Clinton economic guru Robert Shapiro’s discovery that “the American Dream that’s at the center of our national identity is not, in fact, in danger of slipping away. For most Americans, it’s already long gone….”
From Forbes, Ralph Benko calls on the GOP to discover human capitalism.
Monetary Reform
At the Washington Times, Dr. Richard Rahn devotes most of Immutable Money to George Gilder’s new monograph, “The 21st Century Case for Gold: A New Information Theory of Money.”
In The American Spectator, Peter Ferrara writes John Tamny is worth his weight in gold with his new book “Popular Economics.”
George Selgin, at Alt-M.org, with characteristic wit, discusses “Real and Pseudo Free Banking.”
Tax
On CNBC, Larry Kudlow criticizes Hilary Clinton’s capital gains tax scheme.
In Investor’s Business Daily, Steve Moore says Clinton’s capital gains plan will leave us all poorer.
Spending
In the Washington Times, Steve Moore urges Republicans not to throw out their fiscal conservative credentials on the highway bill.