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  • December 15, 2008
    National Review (Online)
    Not Keen on Keynes
    The U.S. economy is in recession, and federal policymakers want to help by applying some old‐​fashioned Keynesian medicine. They are considering a stimulus bill of up to $700 billion, with substantial spending going to state and local governments …
    By Chris Edwards
  • December 14, 2008
    Sunday Independent (South Africa)
    Let Us See Who Is Swimming Naked
    … than “know‐ how”. Breytenbach, however, inaccurately cites Ngonyama as “spokesman for the African National Congress”. Today he is head of policy for COPE. It is not his undeserved millions that concern me. But, in his new incarnation, is he still …
    By Tony Leon
  • December 14, 2008
    Washington Times
    Consequences of the Bailout
    … tax increases will be slower economic growth, less international competitiveness, hence most likely less tax revenue rather than more. Many policymakers and politicians in Washington seem to be incapable of thinking through the consequences of many of their bad ideas …
    By Richard W. Rahn
  • December 12, 2008
    Blog
    Bye Bye, Budget Witch!
    … result, long‐​time concerns about deficit spending and limited resources have all but vanished. “The budget always has checkmated many policy ideas we presented in the past,” Nassirian says. Of the abrupt shift in tone in Washington, he says, “It …
    By Neal McCluskey
  • December 12, 2008
    Blog
    Predicting Alarmism
    … to‐​be‐​named fourth expert. *As I have written before, we should abolish the term, “weapons of mass destruction.” It confuses the lethality of the weapons it subsumes and policy discussion. On the silliness of the phrase, read Owen Cote.
    By Benjamin H. Friedman
  • December 12, 2008
    United Press International
    Lessons of the Blackwater Indictments
    … the State Department made all the right noises about following the rules on escalation of force and following proper firearms policy, in private it told Blackwater to just do whatever it takes. For example, on Oct. 24, 2007, Richard Griffin …
    By David Isenberg
  • December 11, 2008
    Blog
    Investment: Government and Private
    … our standard of living in the sense of creating consumable products. Media Name: 200812_edwards_blog.jpg What is the policy upshot? It is far more important for the government to create an environment where private investment can thrive than …
    By Chris Edwards
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