Politics and Government
From Ricochet, Amity Shlaes attacksthe condescension of Paul Krugman.
Ralph Benko in Forbes on how Hillary’s Wellesley thesis shows how and why she chose central planning over Alinsky’s optimistic populism and why this matters. Part 1, and Part2
Monetary Reform
From Forbes.com, Nathan Lewis believesKeynes and Rothbard would agree that today’s economics is mercantilism.
In USA Today, Adam Shell sayssteady Fed policy could steady markets, calls for staying the course on tapering.
On CNBC, Michael Ivanovitch reports the Fed has fueled market volatility in emerging nations.
On TGSN, Ralph Benko recapsSentor John Cornyn and Representative Kevin Brady’s recent op-ed on the Centennial Monetary Commission.
Tax
At The Cato Institute, Brain Domitrovic saysit is time to learn from past success:
Tax cuts, stable money, and the rendering of spending and regulation as superfluous are the formula of the supply-side revolution — the Reagan Revolution. They stand sentinel right there, not long ago in our history, as the way to advance through our sluggishness and purposelessness today.
Spending
On Forbes.com, John Tamny writesObama’s order to hike federal wages will lay a wet blanket on small businesses.
On CNBC, Representative Kevin Brady says Obamacare is a huge budget buster.