Archive for the ‘Financial Crisis’ Category
Tax Reform and Ireland
Posted on February 5, 2015
I had lunch yesterday with several friends who work closely with the government of Ireland, and the subject turned to the coming elections over there. Like in the UK, you...
Read StorySome Incomplete Thoughts on the Dangers of “Crony Capitalism”
Posted on July 2, 2014
I am very sympathetic to the libertarian philosophy. I believe that when government tries to subvert markets, things go awry. Prohibition is a perfect example. The government tried to stamp...
Read StoryAndy Jackson and Ex-Im Bank
Posted on June 24, 2014
Fred Hochberg might want to read up on experiences of Nicholas Biddle. Biddle was the President of the Second National Bank, and at the urging of Henry Clay, he moved...
Read StoryThe C-Suite and the Ivory Tower
Posted on June 23, 2014
“How beautiful are your feet in sandals, O noble daughter! Your rounded thighs are like jewels, the work of a master hand. Your navel is a rounded bowl that never lacks...
Read StoryWhy is the Federal government so big anyway?
Posted on June 18, 2014
If you ever have any hopes of diminishing the power of Washington, you need to have an understanding as to why it has grown so large in the first place....
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