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Paul Ryan and the conservative economic mind
James Pethokoukis - 23rd Nov 2010A member of the Bush White House once told me that the two key influentials when it came to Conservatives/Republicans and economics were the Wall Street Journal editorial board and CNBC’s Larry Kudlow. Well, I think you can add a third name…
Read more >>Paul Ryans Monetary Economics
Matthew Yglesias - 23rd Nov 2010Paul Ryan says that “Monetary Policy was always my first love” but he doesn’t seem to know very much about it: “There is nothing more insidious that a government can do to its people than to debase its currency,” Ry…
Read more >>Palin Preps on Europes Debt Crisis
FrumForum - 19th Nov 2010
From today’s Real Clear Politics, a story based on interviews with Palin advisers: Palin has taken a particular interest in the European Debt crisis as of late, and SarahPAC recently hired Joshua Livestro - a Dutch newspaper columnis…
Read more >>Summary Box: Irish bailout-bound; Portugal next?
The Daily Caller - 18th Nov 2010Irish head toward Bailout; Portugal next in line? Bailout-BOUND: Ireland, looking to bolster its Debt-crippled Banks, edged closer to taking a Bailout loan from the European Union. Talks with the EU, European Central Bank and International Monetar…
Read more >>Lawmakers seek to change Federal Reserve's mission
Washington Post - 17th Nov 2010Two influential Republican lawmakers called Tuesday for a fundamental remaking of the Federal Reserve's mission, arguing that the Central Bank should stop trying to reduce Unemployment and instead focus solely on keeping Inflation low. This St …
Read more >>"Sagging Global Growth Requires Us to Act"
Economist's View - 13th Jul 2010Nouriel Roubini and Ian Bremmer are worried about the prospects for world Economic Growth: Sagging Global Growth requires us to act, by Nouriel Roubini and Ian Bremmer, Commentary, Financial Times : It looks as if the Global Economy is headin…
Read more >>We Are Live at the Week: "A (Keynesian) Voice Crying in the Wilderness, Saying..."
J. Bradford DeLong - 6th Jul 2010Keynes & Co. have lost the Stimulus argument - The Week : My friends Kevin O'Rourke and Barry Eichengreen in the office next door were chief among those Economists warning at the start of 2009 that the shock to the world Economy inflicted by …
Read more >>Karl Rove: Obama and the Fiscal 'Road to Hell'
The Wall Street Journal - 1st Jul 2010By Karl Rove At last week's G-20 meeting, President Barack Obama achieved a two-fer. He suffered a significant international defeat, and he increased the chances his Party will suffer a major domestic one this fall. Mr. Obama's international de…
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