By Daniel J. Mitchell
I was at the United Nations yesterday for something called “The High Level Thematic Debate on the State of the World Economy.” Most speakers, including the secretary general of the United Nations, the president of the European Commission, Paul Volcker, and Joseph Stiglitz, to varying degrees blamed private markets for the fiscal and financial problems [...]
Daniel in the Looter’s Den: My Adventures at the UN is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
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By Michael F. Cannon
Richard Thaler writes in the New York Times: Justice Scalia is arguing that if the court lets Congress create a mandate to buy health insurance, nothing could stop Congress from passing laws requiring everyone to buy broccoli and to join a gym…Can anyone imagine Congress passing a broccoli mandate law, much less the court allowing it to take [...]
Stop Using Slippery-Slope Arguments? Where Would that End? is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
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There are several colloquialisms for “paruresis” (par-YOU-ree-sis), one of the newer additions to the growing list of ailments supposedly protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): “pee panic,” “stage fright,” and “urophobia,” among them. No matter one’s term of preference, they all refer to a difficulty or inability to urinate in the presence of others, be it at home or in a public restroom, if observed or in proximity. According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) reading of the ADA, employers must make reasonable accommodations for any worker … More
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By Michael F. Cannon
Investment giant J.P. Morgan made a bad trade that cost its owners $2 billion. The responsible parties are losing their jobs. Yahoo’s CEO evidently misled people about his qualifications. As a result, he lost his job. If you want to know why these are market successes, consider: Medicare and Medicaid lose at least 35 times [...]
J.P. Morgan and Yahoo: Market Successes is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
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By Michael F. Cannon
My French is rusty, but I’m pretty sure the Fresh Prince just flipped out at the idea of a 75-percent marginal tax rate like that advocated by France’s new socialist president. Will Smith: Socialists Just Don’t Understand is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
Will Smith: Socialists Just Don’t Understand is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
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By Michael F. Cannon
Today, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) became the latest governor to throw sand in the gears of ObamaCare, issuing an eleventh-hour veto of a bill to create an ObamaCare Exchange in New Jersey. An excerpt from his veto message: While I am unwilling to approve the establishment of a statewide health insurance exchange at this [...]
Gov. Christie Vetoes ObamaCare Exchange — ‘At This Time’ is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
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By Michael F. Cannon
Today is his last chance to stop an ObamaCare Exchange. Will Gov. Christie Volunteer New Jersey for ObamaCare’s Tax Hikes? is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
Will Gov. Christie Volunteer New Jersey for ObamaCare’s Tax Hikes? is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
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By Daniel J. Mitchell
With both France and Greece deciding to jump out of the left-wing frying pan into the even-more-left-wing fire, European fiscal policy has become quite a controversial topic. But I find this debate and discussion rather tedious and unrewarding, largely because it pits advocates of Keynesian spending (the so-called “growth” camp) against supporters of higher taxes [...]
Paul Krugman and the European Austerity Myth is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
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By Michael F. Cannon
In the Wall Street Journal, Peter Berkowitz says you probably didn’t. And it shows: It would be difficult to overstate the significance of The Federalist for understanding the principles of American government and the challenges that liberal democracies confront early in the second decade of the 21st century. Yet despite the lip service they pay to [...]
Did You Read the Federalist Papers in College? Grad School? Law School? is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
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By Michael F. Cannon
According to WSFA-12 News, Alabama legislators are working on legislation to create an ObamaCare Exchange. But: Governor Robert Bentley [R] will likely veto the bill. “This legislation is premature. The federal government has yet to establish clear guidelines for a health insurance exchange,” said Deputy Communications Director Jeremy King, in a statement to WSFA 12 News. “Also, [...]
Alabama Gov. Vows to Veto ObamaCare Exchange is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
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