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Off the Bandwagon: Economists Against Big Fiscal Stimulus

with David R. Hendersonvia New York Times
Thursday, January 8, 2009

As the economics reporter Louis Uchitelle wrote on Wednesday, there seems to be broad consensus among usually head-butting economists that a fiscal stimulus is necessary...

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That whirring sound

by Russ Robertsvia Cafe Hayek
Thursday, January 8, 2009

As I type these words, President-elect Obama is here on the Fairfax campus of George Mason University giving a major economics address...

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Getting to Zero

with William J. Perryvia UN Dispatch
Thursday, January 8, 2009

Proliferation -- from Russia, North Korea, Iran and the freelance efforts of Pakistani scientist A.Q. Khan -- is at "a tipping point" that will be "irreversible, and dangerous beyond the imagination of most people," [Former Defense Secretary William] Perry says...

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Big Stimulus, Small Savings. Obama’s “American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan.”

by Alvin Rabushkavia Thoughtful Ideas
Thursday, January 8, 2009

Upon taking office, President-elect Obama hopes to sign a big stimulus package as soon as possible...

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Panetta and the Pros, Cont'd

with George P. Shultzvia New Republic
Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Les Gelb offers a (much fuller) variation on a point I made yesterday, which is that having been an intelligence "professional" isn't necessarily a predictor of success at the CIA...

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Obama Stimulus: $1 Trillion, 600,000 Government Jobs and Few Media Questions

with Thomas Sowellvia Business and Media Institute (VA)
Wednesday, January 7, 2009

The words “economic stimulus” have a certain appeal to them because, after all, who wouldn’t want the U.S. economy to be stimulated?...

Analysis and Commentary

Will The Real Christina Romer Please Stand Up?

by David R. Hendersonvia Forbes
Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Most people in the incoming Obama administration--and, indeed, most people-- believe that the Keynesian model of the economy is basically correct...

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No Pork, Part II

by Russ Robertsvia Cafe Hayek
Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Obama is aware that a few people might be skeptical of the government's ability to spend 500 or so billion dollars quickly and wisely...

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Economics with John Taylor: Chapter 3 of 5

by Peter M. Robinson with John B. Taylorvia Uncommon Knowledge
Wednesday, January 7, 2009

John Taylor describes what the government should and should not do in response to the financial crisis...

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Obama's choice of Panetta to lead CIA suggests shake-up is coming

with William J. Perryvia Miami Herald
Tuesday, January 6, 2009

President-elect Barack Obama will name former congressman and Clinton White House chief of staff Leon Panetta to head the CIA, tapping a veteran government manager who once oversaw the top-secret U.S. intelligence budget but has no hands-on espionage experience, Democratic officials said on Monday...

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