I largely agree with Ben’s critique of James Risen’s sharp twitter criticisms of Attorney General Holder, but want to add (or reiterate) several points
A fellow free-market-oriented economics blogger, whom I respect but whom I won't name because I also respect Facebook privacy, wrote the following on Facebook: "I guess I disagree with standard libertarian view on this [ISIS]. Libertarians, like progressives, do not think that there are evil people in the world."
Hoover Institution Senior Fellow John Cochrane analyzes the Federal Reserve’s policy minutes from January and the prospect of a mid-year interest-rate hike.
Followers of Fordham’s work know that we are obsessed with charter school quality, both nationally and in our home state of Ohio. We are also a charter school authorizer, responsible for overseeing a portfolio of eleven schools in the Buckeye State—a job we take very seriously.
MILAN – The world is facing the prospect of an extended period of weak economic growth. But risk is not fate: The best way to avoid such an outcome is to figure out how to channel large pools of savings into productivity-enhancing public-sector investment.
Congress is now debating President Obama’s proposed Authorization for the Use of Limited Military Force to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Yet the president’s request for this action from Congress comes more than six months after U.S. aircraft began bombing ISIS positions in Iraq and Syria...
interview with Kori Schakevia Forum with Michael Krasny (KQED)
Thursday, February 19, 2015
More than 60 world leaders gathered at a White House summit Wednesday to discuss how to counter violent extremism. In opening remarks, President Obama said we must discredit violent ideologies and find "...new ways to amplify the voices of peace and tolerance and inclusion."
This short book offers a window into research and development taking place at MIT, Stanford, and other U.S. universities that in the next decade or two might revolutionize the production and consumption of energy. New ideas are emerging in five main areas: shale gas, solar photovoltaics, electricity storage, electric cars, and LED lighting.
As Spider-Man so wisely put it, "With great power comes great responsibility."
Wal-Mart announced Thursday that it will boost wages for about half a million workers to at least $9 an hour, or $1.75 above the federal minimum wage. This is a good thing.
Sir, Gideon Rachman, in “Russian hearts, minds, and refrigerators” (February 17), writes: “Rather than engage the Putin government where it is relatively strong, on the battlefield, it makes more sense to hit Russia at its weak point: the economy.”
