Politics and Government
From Forbes.com, Ralph Benko recaps the story that is bigger than the government shutdown: Niall Ferguson’s public flogging of Paul Krugman.
Larry Kudlow details the new jobs report
Monetary Reform
At Forbes.com, Steve Forbes says Yellen and The Fed have much to answer for, so why all the cheers?
In Forbes.com, John Tamny writes ‘no Alan Greenspan, economists don’t know anything.’
In The WSJ, George Melloan notes The Fed can create money, not confidence.
From Forbes.com, Jerry Bowyer hosts a friendly debate with Allan Meltzer on the gold standard.
On TGSN, Ralph Benko discusses The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s recent Liberty Street Economics post on England’s bimetallic monetary system; Kathleen Packard weighs in on Argentina’s ailments.