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The U.S. is at a crucial point in defining its direction

with Niall Fergusonvia Washington Post
Sunday, February 28, 2010

On the day last week when President Obama was hosting his health-care summit -- and struggling to make a fractured political system work -- a quiet event was taking place on Capitol Hill that celebrated a moment when political will and idealism fused to produce the liberation of millions of people. . . .

Analysis and Commentary

Is the Dismal Science Really a Science?

by Russ Robertsvia Wall Street Journal
Saturday, February 27, 2010

For an economist, these are the best of times and the worst of times. . . .

Analysis and Commentary

Good Policy Pays Off In Emerging Markets

by John B. Taylorvia Economics One (blog)
Saturday, February 27, 2010

“Lessons from the Financial Crisis for Monetary Policy in Emerging Markets” was the title for the 2010 L.K. Jha Lecture, which I gave this week at the Reserve Bank of India in Mumbai. . . .

Analysis and Commentary

LDC Debt

by David R. Hendersonvia EconLog
Friday, February 26, 2010

In going through memos I wrote at the Council of Economic Advisers, I came across the following memo that I wrote to Jeff Frankel, who replaced Paul Krugman as the International Finance economist at the CEA. . . .

Interviews

U.S. Watches Greece's Debt, Will It Spread?

with Kori Schakevia NPR
Friday, February 26, 2010

It's not only the euro nations which have a stake in Greece's huge debt. . . .

Interviews

Intellectuals Step 'Off The Cliff,' Drag Rest Of Us Down: Sowell

with Thomas Sowell, George P. Shultzvia Investor's Business Daily
Friday, February 26, 2010

Smart people should make smart decisions. . . .

Analysis and Commentary

Insights on Krugman

by David R. Hendersonvia EconLog
Friday, February 26, 2010

The New Yorker carries a long puff piece on Paul Krugman that gives you some insight into the man and his work, especially his New York Times column. . . .

Analysis and Commentary

The agonies of the eurozone reflect a far more significant hidden deficit

by Timothy Garton Ashvia Guardian (UK)
Wednesday, February 24, 2010

The spirit that once led Europeans into union has vanished, just as we now face the euro's widely predicted flaws. . . .

Stock Markets
Analysis and Commentary

In Defense of Financial Speculation

by Darrell Duffievia Wall Street Journal
Wednesday, February 24, 2010

George Soros, Washington Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell and others are proposing to curb speculative trading and even outlaw it in credit default swap (CDS) markets. . . .

Analysis and Commentary

The ‘I Am Not George Bush’ Policy

by Victor Davis Hansonvia National Review
Wednesday, February 24, 2010

What exactly are we doing with all the borrowing at home and the fighting abroad? . . .

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