Review & 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
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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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Age of America nears end.
April 25 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, EconomicsIMF bombshell: Age of America nears end – MarketWatch. Maybe the best article of the year… ==== BOSTON (MarketWatch) — The International Monetary Fund has just dropped a bombshell, and nobody noticed. For the first time, the international organization has set a date for the moment when the “Age of America” will end and the U.S. economy will be overtaken by that... Read more
Why I Still Support Nuclear Power
April 25 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Economics, EnvironmentWilliam Tucker: Why I Still Support Nuclear Power, Even After Fukushima – WSJ.com. The facts can be a hard sell, at times… ========= It’s not easy being a supporter of nuclear energy these days. The events in Japan have confirmed many of the critics’ worst predictions. We are way past Three Mile Island. It is not quite Chernobyl, but the ... Read more
