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Paulson’s Plan Making Things Worse
Submitted on 10.30.2008
U.S. financial markets continue to implode, yet government officials assure the American people that the problem is under control. More economists, however, are starting to realize that the government’s constantly evolving rescue plan is contributing to the instability.
Scapegoating corporations is bad economics
Submitted by Jason Clemens on 10.29.2008
Sen. Barack Obama has consistently exhibited a pronounced hostility to corporations. Such rhetoric, while politically useful, raises questions about his understanding of economics and his ability to lead on serious economic issues.
To dig out of the hole, N.Y. must expand economic freedom
Submitted by Lawrence J. McQuillan, Ph.D on 10.29.2008
The economic misery caused by the nation's financial meltdown has hit New York especially hard. Since September 2007, the city's financial sector has lost 13,400 jobs, according to the state Labor Department. An additional 65,000 financial jobs will be gone in New York and its suburbs by mid-2010, says BusinessWeek.
Freedom more important than climate
Submitted by Steven Greenhut on 10.27.2008
Most of us who live here love California — the climate, the views, the beaches, the mountains, the opportunities, the people. One of the main reasons California Democrats (and, to a lesser extent, California Republicans) have been so aggressive in pushing bad policies is they believe that we won’t leave given the wonderful amenities right here.
Medical Lawsuits Put Health At Risk
Submitted by Lawrence J. McQuillan, Ph.D on 10.24.2008
On Nov. 3, a day before the election, the U.S. Supreme Court hears Wyeth v. Levine, a case with profound implications for the health of all Americans.
Californians Voting with Their Feet
Submitted by Lawrence J. McQuillan, Ph.D on 10.23.2008
The state government’s stifling economic policies are worsening the downturn and driving citizens elsewhere.
Mayors join I-LAW in fight against lawsuit abuse
Submitted by Diane Wilkins on 10.20.2008
Marion Mayor Robert Butler and West Frankfort Mayor Marion Presley joined other mayors from throughout Southern Illinois in recognizing the work of Illinois Lawsuit Abuse Watch(I-LAW).
Upper Midwest: Land of economically free
Submitted by Lawrence J. McQuillan, Ph.D, Michael T. Maloney, Eric Daniels on 10.16.2008
The Republicans held their convention in St. Paul this summer, but the real news from the Upper Midwest is the region's renaissance in economic freedom, led by South Dakota.
Tort Reform is Needed to Refill the Nation’s Medicine Chest
Submitted by Lawrence J. McQuillan, Ph.D on 10.15.2008
AFTER EIGHT DECADES IN NEW JERSEY, drugmaker Hoffmann-La Roche recently announced plans to move its headquarters, transferring many high-paying jobs to another state. This is more evidence of a shrinking pharmaceutical industry in the Garden State—once known as“the nation’s medicine chest.”One reason for the exodus is the state’s poor tort liability system.
Blatant Contradictions From Larry Kudlow
Submitted on 10.12.2008
I have always liked Larry Kudlow. When I was growing up as a budding free marketeer, there was a natural disaster (I don't remember which one) and everyone was calling for the president (must have been Reagan) to disburse disaster assistance for rebuilding. I didn't like that answer, but I didn't know how to argue against it except through appeal to property rights. I was elated, then, when Kudlow was on some talking heads show and explained the problem of moral hazard.
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