Energy Independence: Obama Embraces the Department of Nutty Ideas
Every president since Richard Nixon has asserted that we are sitting ducks for those who brandish the oil weapon. To …
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Obama’s Economic Policies Create Misery
The public has finally started to give President Obama’s economic policies a big “thumbs down”. This shouldn’t surprise anyone who …
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Boost the Money Supply, Raise Interest Rates
The rate of broad money growth (M3) in the United States is weak (see the accompanying chart). The ultra-low federal …
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In the Grip of Regime Uncertainty, Again
The first chapter in Robert Higgs’ anthology Depression, War, and Cold War: Studies in Political Economy (Oxford University Press, 2006) …
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Lagarde Confused, Again
Christine Lagarde, the new managing director of the International Monetary Fund and former French finance minister, is confused, again. In …
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Confusion over Confusion
On August 29th, I penned “Lagarde Confused, Again.” In it, I argued that Christine Lagarde, the new managing director of …
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