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MONEY MARKETS-Dollar spreads tighten despite fresh concerns

with John B. Taylorvia Guardian (UK)
Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Short-term dollar money markets showed no sign of stress in Asia on Wednesday even as the U.S. dollar tumbled, owing both to a recovery in risk appetite and to a fresh debate about the risks to the U.S. credit rating...

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Control for the sake of control

with John B. Taylorvia Odessa American (TX)
Wednesday, May 13, 2009

It is becoming apparent that the ambition of the Obama administration to increase government control over what had been previously private business institutions is breathtaking in scope and virtually unlimited...

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Sorting Out the Economic Mess

with Thomas Sowellvia Fox News
Wednesday, May 13, 2009

And tonight in "Your America," it's been almost three months since President Obama signed his so-called stimulus plan and yet the new jobs and the economic turn-around that he promised have yet to come to fruition, and my next guest has written, perhaps, the most definitive book on how we've got into this mess in the first place, and it's called, "The Housing Boom and Bust."...

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Chrysler and the Rule of Law

by Todd Zywickivia Wall Street Journal
Wednesday, May 13, 2009

The rule of law, not of men -- an ideal tracing back to the ancient Greeks and well-known to our Founding Fathers -- is the animating principle of the American experiment...

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Eat the Tigers!

with Terry Andersonvia Creators Syndicate
Wednesday, May 13, 2009

In India, China and Russia, there were once 100,000 wild tigers...

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Treasuries Rise After Retail Sales Unexpectedly Drop in April

with John B. Taylorvia Bloomberg
Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Treasuries rose after a government report showed retail sales unexpectedly fell in April, suggesting the economy remains mired in recession...

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Taylor Says Government Biggest Systemic Risk

with John B. Taylorvia RTTNews
Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Economics, Stanford University offered a keynote address at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta's 'Financial Innovation and Crises' conference, addressing the role of the government in reducing systemic risk in the financial markets...

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Economist urges: Avoid protectionism

with Russ Robertsvia Deseret News (UT)
Wednesday, May 13, 2009

In tough economic times, the tendency is to take care of yourself, even at the expense of others...

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The Grappler

by Russ Robertsvia Cafe Hayek
Wednesday, May 13, 2009

From USA Today: For a guy grappling with recession, bank and auto bailouts, and record-setting budget deficits, President Obama also has a longer-term headache: The worsening financial condition of Social Security and Medicare as the Baby Boomers age...

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The whole point of capitalism

by Russ Roberts with Todd Zywickivia Cafe Hayek
Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Todd Zywicki, commenting on David Brooks, writes: But it seems to me that it is time to revisit this well and think about an intellectual defense of freedom that is more than "it delivers the goods."...

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