Politics and Government

On CNN Money, Dan Mitchell reveals the secret negotiations for internet freedom.

In Forbes.com, John Tamny writes the markets think settled global warming science is bunk.

Monetary Reform

The NYT covers Yellen’s comfirmation hearing.

In The Washington Post, Ylan Mui reports on Janet Yellen’s confirmation hearing.
In Forbes.com, Steve Forbes details the bankruptcy of modern economies.

From Bloomberg, David Lynch and Peter Robinson report Republicans are asserting a reliance on gold.

Rich Danker, director of economics for the American Principles Project, a Washington-based organization that advocates smaller government and free markets, calls legislation such as Lee’s a “prerequisite” for a return to the gold standard, which his group supports.
 
Danker dismissed gold’s recent decline. “The gold standard has never been about the floating price of gold,” he said. “Gold’s long-term value has always been steady. There’s no reason to think that would change over hundreds of years.”

On TGSN, Ralph Benko presents Kipper und Wipperzeit Part 2.

Spending

On Fox News, Steve Forbes discusses the future of Obamacare.

From Fox Business, Art Laffer predicts Obamacare will fail.