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Book Review: Dissecting the housing and financial crises

with Thomas Sowell, John B. Taylorvia Orange County Register
Sunday, August 23, 2009

Since the financial/economic crisis that metabolized beginning last summer I have read several books and countless articles, from various points of view, that sought to describe how the debacle developed and (usually) to offer hints as to how to work our way out of this mess...

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Mitt Romney's Voodoo Dolls

with Peter Berkowitzvia Politics Daily (DC)
Thursday, August 20, 2009

Defeated at nearly every level in the 2008 elections, Republicans were supposed to be using the current four-year stretch in purgatory to rethink the issues, redefine themselves as a party, and (most of all) select a charismatic leader to get them back in the game...

Analysis and Commentary

'A contest between hope and fear'?

by Victor Davis Hansonvia Corner (National Review Online)
Thursday, August 20, 2009

There is something creepy about the sudden invocation of Christian morality by the president to galvanize support for his state-run health care plan, as if his opponents are suddenly to be seen as somehow selfish or even un-Christian...

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The GOP's Best Weapon in 2010

with Morris P. Fiorinavia Weekly Standard
Thursday, August 20, 2009

Inclement political weather rocked President Obama and his party this summer...

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Book on Fed’s Future Comes as Lawmakers Debate Just That

with John B. Taylorvia Wall Street Journal
Wednesday, August 19, 2009

A new book on the future of the Federal Reserve comes at a pivotal moment for the central bank: the debate over how best to overhaul supervision of financial markets will intensify when lawmakers return from their August recess...

Analysis and Commentary

IOUs for suckers

by Russ Robertsvia Cafe Hayek
Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Turns out it isn’t Cash for Clunkers...

Analysis and Commentary

Looking Beyond The Public Option

by Scott W. Atlasvia Forbes
Wednesday, August 19, 2009

The Obama administration claims its motivation for a public plan option--government insurance for all--rests on the more fundamental goal of increasing competition among health insurance providers...

Analysis and Commentary

Whose Medical Decisions?: Part III

by Thomas Sowellvia Creators Syndicate
Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Amid all the controversies over medical care, no one seems to be asking a very basic question: Why does it take more than 1,000 pages of legislation to insure people who lack medical insurance?...

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Most support some reforms but are wary of cost impact, survey finds

with David Brady, Daniel P. Kesslervia Modern Healthcare
Tuesday, August 18, 2009

A survey finds that most Americans say they favor some components of healthcare reform, but are split on how much should come out of their own pockets...

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Hopey Changey Give-Away

by David Davenportvia townhall.com
Tuesday, August 18, 2009

My new favorite bumper sticker reads: "How's that hopey-changey thing working out for you?"...

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