David Gratzer: Canada Makes a Right Turn – WSJ.com. Where are all the analogies about the Canadian health system that we should be dying for? ========== By DAVID GRATZER In the winter of 1997, two Canadian conservatives wrote a stark essay arguing that conservative governance was an unlikely prospect for their country. The governing Liberal Party was the most electorally successful party ... Read more
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Asian trio to study dollar alternative
May 4 | Posted by mrossol | EconomicsThey must feel that the USD is too stable? HONG KONG MarketWatch — Officials from China, Japan and South Korea agreed on Wednesday to study a proposal to use their own currencies for regional trade settlement instead of the U.S. dollar, according to a Dow Jones Newswires report.The report cited a joint communiqué issued in Hanoi.Finance officials from the three big... Read more
Bernanke Loves the Dollar!
May 1 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, EconomicsReview & Outlook: Bernanke Meets the Press – WSJ.com. Chairman Ben Bernanke proved to be a skillful monetary politician at the first of his Federal Reserve press conferences yesterday, sounding equally worried and watchful as he fielded questions about both rising prices and high unemployment. But the real story of the day is that the central bank continues to... Read more
Wisconsin of the East
May 1 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Economics, Liberal Press, ObamaReview & Outlook: Wisconsin of the East – WSJ.com. Well? === Scott Walker impressions are popular these days, and the latest and greatest aping of the Wisconsin Governor is coming from the liberal heartland. On Wednesday, the Massachusetts state House voted 111-42 to limit public employees’ ability to collectively bargain for health care. Mrs. Trumka, please hide all sharp... Read more
It’s Getting Harder to Bring Home the Bacon – WSJ.com
May 1 | Posted by mrossol | Economics, Global WarmingThe Weekend Interview with C. Larry Pope: It’s Getting Harder to Bring Home the Bacon – WSJ.com. Pretty good interview. “Facts can be really annoying things.”
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