Archive for September 2010
Obama Idolatry
My friend Jack Carlson wrote a provocative piece in American Thinker about President Obama and ‘the power of images.’ Definitely worth reading.
Education Costs: Higher and Higher
From Guest Blogger Ryan Berg
Higher education costs have come to vastly outpace our ability to pay themt. This is no secret. Ask most students, and especially parents who help foot the bill. President Obama stated recently his goal for fifty percent of Americans to obtain some form of higher education—up from its current level of about twenty-five percent—a lofty goal, indeed. However, like all political endeavors, his efforts will be stymied without figuring out some cost control measures for both public and private school tuition alike. Read the rest of this entry »
Sean Rushton on the Strong Dollar
My friend Sean Rushton has an excellent piece in the Washington Times on the GOP and a strong dollar. By the way, check out Sean’s blog, The Supply Side, an outstanding digest and analysis of supply-side economics.
Monetarists: Alive and Kicking
By Guest Blogger Ryan Berg
In a recent article, Caroline Baum laments the death of “monetarists,” the economic movement inspired by Nobel-prize-winning economist, Milton Friedman. However, the recent economic downturn proves that Friedman’s ideas remain relevant. Read the rest of this entry »