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Economic Villains and Heroes

David Stockman wrote a comprehensive polemic economic analysis  in the New York Times  Sundown in America: How Crony Capitalism has Left Us State Wrecked Also from the New York Times – A Gallery of  Economic Villains and Heroes as a companion piece Some retorts...

A Cross Of Zero Interest Rates

David Stockman writes Sundown in America: How Crony Capitalism has Left Us State Wrecked in the 4/1/13 New York Times. Excerpts: THE state-wreck ahead is a far cry from the “Great Moderation” proclaimed in 2004 by Mr. Bernanke, who predicted that prosperity would be...

Lethal Underestimation

  John Podhoretz writes Its Time to Get Serious in Commentary, April 2013 Excerpts: The common idea during his first term—peddled by, among others, Mitt Romney as he sought a way to criticize the president that would not offend too many people—that Obama “is a...

A Perversion of Free Enterprise

From The Road to Oligarchy by Daniel Greenfield in Sultan Knish Excerpts: In most countries, starting a business does not begin with a great idea. It begins with connections. Knowing the right people is still important, but in most places it’s the most important...

Avenue for Bad Behavior

“They’ll condemn the pope for the silliness of organized religion, but then later they tell us we should understand those who—in the name of religion—want to kill us. They’ll order us to “question authority,” then they’ll parrot the latest left-wing attack blog funded...