by Henry Oliner | Jan 31, 2011 | Health Care, Politics
The more we depend on the government to make market decisions, the more we replace individual choice with political power. This requires more reliance on lobbyists to protect individual and special interests. A market based economy is more tolerant of individual...
by Henry Oliner | Jan 30, 2011 | Politics
Michael Tanner writes in the National Review Online, Contested Ground, Not Common Ground. (1/26/11) Excerpts: In calling for more government action, the president’s attitude reminds one of Samuel Johnson’s description of second marriages: the triumph of hope over...
by Henry Oliner | Jan 29, 2011 | Economics
In the Wall Street Journal, Culprits From Beltway Casting- The financial inquiry commission lets a crisis go to waste, (subscription required), takes exception to the partisan conclusion of the commission. The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission reached a...
by Henry Oliner | Jan 28, 2011 | Business, Economics, Politics
Ever since Michael Douglas’s character Gordon Gekko in the movie Wall Street declared “Greed is Good” capitalism has been cast in a sinister role that it has yet to overcome. The movie speech was rumored to be taken from a speech given by Ivan Boesky at a college...
by Henry Oliner | Jan 27, 2011 | Economy
Economist Scott Grannis writes in his excellent blog, The Calafia Beach Pundit, Coach Obama still doesn’t understand the game. Excerpts: If he learned anything in the past two years, it was that the public doesn’t like the concept of stimulus spending, and...
