Politics and Government

From Forbes.com, John Tamny praises Robert Bartley’s  book ‘The Seven Fat Years’ as one of the greatest economics books ever written.

Monetary Reform

On Free Banking, Kurt Schuler recaps Nixon’s decision to abandon the Bretton Woods monetary system.

On Forbes.com, Steve Forbes discusses monetary policy with John Mauldin.

On TGSN Ralph Benko shows how monetary policy was a highly charged presidential campaign issue for many election cycles and is destined to become so again.

In The WSJ, Jon Hilsenrath presents his 5 takeaways from the latest jobs report.

From Forbes.com, Samantha Sharf says investors are waiting to see how The Fed reacts to the latest jobs numbers.

On Marketwatch, Greg Robb believes the Fed will still hesitate to pull the taper trigger.

Tax

In The Hill, Walter Galvin gives the big picture on corporate tax reform.