Thursday items: Woodhill on inflation; Luskin on the rising dollar; Mundell on the euro.
From Forbes, Louis Woodhill provides a satirical look at inflation. At RCM, John Tamny reviews CJ Maloney’s book on FDR. On The Kudlow Report, Don
From Forbes, Louis Woodhill provides a satirical look at inflation. At RCM, John Tamny reviews CJ Maloney’s book on FDR. On The Kudlow Report, Don
The WSJ applauds the conservative victory in Canada. Enter the Harper government in 2006. It made tax cuts, a strong national defense and rationalizing government
From Forbes, Brian Domitrovic notes the government profits handsomely from high oil prices. On RCM, John Tamny critiques Joseph Stiglitz for his recent claims that
UVA’s Miller Center of Public Affairs features video of its Jack Kemp Oral History Project. From The WSJ, Mayor Michael Bloomberg (NY) links immigration reform
From Forbes, Nathan Lewis clarifies that the gold standard’s purpose is to create a currency that is stable in value. On IBD, Brian Domitrovic argues
The WSJ reviews Fed Chairman Bernanke’s press conference: By our lights Mr. Bernanke’s least credible moment came on the dollar. The Chairman repeated the bromide
Bloomberg reports Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will maintain QE2 through June but is unlikely to enact QE3. In The WSJ, Seth Lipsky offers questions
From The WSJ, Lewis Lehrman explains that the dollar standard enables the high U.S. budget and trade deficits. At Forbes, Brian Domitrovic credits Jack Kemp
At Forbes, Ralph Benko suggests Fed policy is keeping unemployment high (with a kind mention of this blog). From The WSJ, Stanford’s Daniel Kessler explains
At Forbes, Nathan Lewis argues that tax rate cuts are necessary to offset the economic pain of large spending reductions. From New World Economics, Lewis