Securitization and the Mortgage Mess
By Vincent R. Reinhart
Posted: Friday, July 18, 2008
Regulatory reforms aimed at preventing future housing bubbles should be crafted with caution.  [Read More]

Pension Fund Politics: Do Union "Social Investing" Schemes Benefit Their Workers?
By Jon Entine
Posted: Friday, July 18, 2008
Pension funds are being dragged into treacherous waters where political and moral views threaten clear financial mandates.  [Read More]

Financial Job Flight
By Peter J. Wallison
Posted: Friday, July 18, 2008
The Democrats have been very vocal in opposing free trade agreements but have not paid any attention to the drastic flight of financial markets out of the United States.  [Read More]

The Goal of Mortgage Disclosure: To Underwrite Yourself
By Alex J. Pollock
Posted: Friday, July 18, 2008
Mortgage disclosures need to be simplified to help borrowers understand whether or not they can afford their mortgage loan.   [Read More]

The Social Security Earnings Test
The Tax That Wasn't
By Andrew G. Biggs
Posted: Thursday, July 17, 2008
Retirees need better information about the Social Security earnings test, and policymakers should consider whether the earnings test makes sense at all.  [Read More]

As Arizona Goes, So Goes the Nation
How Medicaid Ruins the States' Fiscal Health
By Michael S. Greve, Philip Wallach
Posted: Thursday, July 17, 2008
Medicaid's perverse incentives have led the states into a fiscal danger zone. In some states, the crisis has already arrived: Arizona provides a stark illustration of Medicaid's ruinous effects.  [Read More]

Our "Horrible" Economy
By Michael Novak
Posted: Thursday, July 17, 2008
Is the U.S. economy as horrible as everyone is saying it is?  [Read More]

Bear Necessities?
By Peter J. Wallison
Posted: Thursday, July 17, 2008
The rush to regulate the securities industry ignores the lessons of history and might plant the seeds of disaster.  [Read More]

Tears for Sears
By Michael Auslin
Posted: Thursday, July 17, 2008
Like other companies before it, Sears has become a victim of its success in changing the business world.  [Read More]

Viard Replies to Johnston
Letter to the Editor
By Alan D. Viard
Posted: Thursday, July 17, 2008
Alan D. Viard explains that the federal tax system is highly progressive.  [Read More]