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Cause and Effect
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| Government Policies and the Financial Crisis |
| By Peter J. Wallison |
| Posted: Wednesday, December 3, 2008 |
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What caused the financial crisis? Simple: the destructive housing policies of the federal government.
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The Epic of Finance
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| By Allan H. Meltzer |
| Posted: Monday, December 1, 2008 |
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The Ascent of Money is yet another in Niall Ferguson's series of very readable and enjoyable books.
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The Regulators' Rough Ride
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| By Kevin A. Hassett |
| Posted: Monday, December 1, 2008 |
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It will probably be years before we fully understand what drove the world's economies into recession. But we do know one thing: countries that were less free fared worse.
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Citigroup, Rubin's Good Names Belie Sorry Record
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| By Kevin A. Hassett |
| Posted: Monday, December 1, 2008 |
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Robert Rubin, former Treasury secretary and current Citigroup Inc. director and senior counselor, found himself in the middle of a media storm.
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Daschle Must Lead an Interactive Process for Health Care Reform
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| By Norman J. Ornstein |
| Posted: Monday, December 1, 2008 |
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Triage on the economic front is Job One for the incoming Obama administration and the 111th Congress. Maybe it is Job Two and Job Three as well.
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What Would Keynes Have Done?
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| By N. Gregory Mankiw |
| Posted: Monday, December 1, 2008 |
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Although John Maynard Keynes died more than a half-century ago, his diagnosis of recessions and depressions remains the foundation of modern macroeconomics.
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Managing Risk in an Unstable World
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| By Michael Barone |
| Posted: Monday, December 1, 2008 |
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When you try to reduce risk for individuals too much, you end up making things much more risky.
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History, and Panic, Repeat Themselves
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| By Alex J. Pollock |
| Posted: Monday, December 1, 2008 |
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The current financial crisis is not unprecedented, but rather a repetition of basic patterns found throughout financial history.
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Print Money and Cut the Payroll Tax
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| By John H. Makin |
| Posted: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 |
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A deflationary spiral must be avoided at all costs since such a development would virtually ensure a global depression.
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Building a Better Bailout
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| By Lawrence B. Lindsey |
| Posted: Monday, November 24, 2008 |
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Business ethics can help get the economy back on track.
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