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Anatomy of a Bailout Murray Weidenbaum
Category: National Affairs Published: March 2010
"There is no substitute for integrity, good judgment, and a true sense of responsibility on the part of the financial decisionmakers at every level, in both the public and private sectors."
 
Bursting Our Bubble Randal O'Toole
Category: Life in America Published: March 2010
"Bubbles and credit crises happen too often as it is. Governments should not increase their frequencies and depths by creating artificial housing and real estate shortages."
 
Doing Away with the "Only One-Fourth of One Percent" Solution Richard E. Vatz
Category: Law & Justice Published: March 2010
"Psychiatrists engage in many phony practices but none phonier than the insanity defense."
 
Fearing Western War's Lethal Twist Victor Davis Hanson
Category: Worldview Published: March 2010
". . . We who created the Western way of war are very reluctant to resort to it due to post-modern cynicism, while those who did not create it are very eager to apply it due to pre-modern zealotry--and that is a very lethal combination."
 
How Green Is My Valley (er, Corn) Harry de Gorter , David R. Just
Category: Science & Technology Published: March 2010
". . . Sustainability standards for ethanol are, by definition, illogical and ineffective."
 
In a Place by Himself
Category: USA Yesterday Published: March 2010
Winslow Homer's "remarkable images alternatively are poignant, witty, romantic, and thought-provoking."
 
It's a Dogma Eat Dogma World Christopher Gross , Patrick Looby
Category: Religion Published: March 2010
Obama aide and the Pope go toe-to-toe over condom use in Africa. The Holy Father seems to hold the upper hand.
 
Masterpieces from Turner to Cezanne
Category: Museums Today Published: March 2010
This was "a crucial moment in the history of art, when European painting was undergoing a revolution in style, theme, and technique."
 
Public-Sector Unionism Is a Bad Deal for America Don Bellante , David Denholm , Ivan Osorio
Category: Economics Published: March 2010
State and local lawmakers would best serve the interests of the majority of their constituents by avoiding public-sector collective bargaining. Short of that, they need the ability to drive a harder bargain.
 
The Fallacy of a Stricter Fed Jagadeesh Gokhale , Peter Van Doren
Category: Business & Finance Published: March 2010
"Imposing onerous financial reguations only will impede the reconstitution of financial institutions, delay the recovery, and dampen the pace of long-term economic growth."
 
The Kid with the Camera Eye
Category: Focus Published: March 2010
"Photography brought all of the essential elements of Rockwell's art completely under his direct control. For an artist with a 'camera eye,' narrative genius, and commitment to painstaking perfectionism, no better tool can be imagined."
 
Unions Rarely Miss Their Payday Murray Weidenbaum
Category: Economics Published: March 2010
". . . The average government worker now earns more than the average private-sector worker. This relationship is occurring during a period in which all levels of government are facing unprecedented budget deficits."
 
We Must Return to the "Laws of Nature and of Nature's God" Larry P. Arnn
Category: American Thought Published: March 2010
The economic policies proposed today represent a return to the idea that the Amer Revolution repudiated--that some will manage the lives of others w/o their consent. This Admin wants to control private enterprise through regulations overseen by czars…
 
What Has Happened to Our Citizens-in-Training? Bill Coplin
Category: Education Published: March 2010
Students aren't connected to the larger purposes & aspirations of Amer democracy; voter turnout is low; feelings that political participation will not make a difference are high; there is a profound sense of cynicism & lack of trust in political process.
 
Where Is the Invisible Hand of the Marketplace Headed? James W. Thomson
Category: Business & Finance Published: March 2010
"Time will tell if our nation is to become a European wannabe replete with a welfare-state mentality . . . or reverts to historic form to reclaim the beliefs of Adam Smith. . . ."