Monthly Archives: February 2009

Now they’re worried (by Russell Roberts): An amusing moment in the SOTU address occurred when Obama said: “There is, of course, another responsibility we have to our children. And that is the responsibility to ensure that we do not pass … Continue reading →

Obama’s Shocking Speech: Voters respond enthusiastically to determined leadership at the moment of crisis. But laws made in a crisis atmosphere, from the Gulf of Tonkin resolution to Nixon’s wage and price controls to the TARP legislation, usually turn out … Continue reading →

A Way to Protest Obama’s Economic Plan: I’m watching the President’s address to Congress. Or I was anyway. I’ve had enough. But after listening to him butcher economics for the last half hour, I have an idea for a little … Continue reading →

Misplaced Priorities, by Arnold Kling: I think that Bernanke, far from being the right man in the right place at the right time, turned out to be the opposite. Last year was not 1930, in which bank runs were threatening … Continue reading →

Hat Tip: Boing Boing

found in this fark thread. Can’t believe I’ve never seen this before.

Government Intervention, Not the Lehman Collapse, Caused the Financial Crisis – WSJ.com: To prevent misguided actions in the future, it is urgent that we return to sound principles of monetary policy, basing government interventions on clearly stated diagnoses and predictable … Continue reading →

“Should the federal government be doing any of this?”: The answer is no, of course, as Crisis and Leviathan author Robert Higgs explains in a superb article about the so-called stimulus for the Christian Science Monitor: Our greatest need at … Continue reading →

The Frank-Obama Rescue Plan: Easier Money To the Rescue! (Reason-Hit & Run): Once again, let’s review: We got into this mess because of what Obama castigated as “an era of easy money, in which we were allowed and even encouraged … Continue reading →