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Krugman’s Recession
Paul Krugman is pessimistic about the economy. Citing our friend Nouriel Roubini--NYU economics professor and head of his own forecasting...

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The Hand of Friedman
Ideas matter. So it is with great sadness to report and mourn the passing of Milton Friedman, whose lifelong writings on the paramount...

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Milton Friedman, R.I.P.
The legendary economist has died. He was 94....

Historically Strong Job Market
Unemployment hit 4.4%, a level only reached in five times in the last 51 years.  Layoffs normally increase at this time of year, says J...

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Class Warfare, Pay-Go, and the Democratic DNA
Most supply-siders and conservative pundits believe that if the Dems manage to take the House and Senate, President Bush's investor...

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China Tariff Takes a Hit
Today around 2pm, news broke that Sens. "Smoot" Schumer (D-NY) and "Hawley" Graham (R-SC) gave up for now on their China bashing tariff...

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Deflationary Pressures Out There?
I'm sure the folks at the Fed are watching the commodity selloff of gold, silver, and various energy areas. And I'm equally certain...

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Bad Ideas in Chicago
In the worst idea out of Chicago since, well, the band Chicago, unions in the Windy City are utterly determined to force big businesses...

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About That Wal-Mart Article …
The New York Times offers a whopper of a correction today: Editors' Note An article in Business Day on Friday reported that the Walton...

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Capitalism Soldiers On - Larry Kudlow
Osama bin Laden threatened to bankrupt the United States. And, as recently as two days ago, al Qaeda's deputy leader al-Zawahiri said...

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Changing Times Are Challenging Times - Brian Wesbury
It may sound trite, but technological change defines our world. And the changes are so rapid and dramatic that even the most astute...

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