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In a blog post yesterday, "Standing with Rand? Maybe Take a Seat," Independent Institute Research Fellow and recent George Mason University Ph.D. Abigail Hall makes a case against supporting Rand Paul, but then generalizes and makes it a case against supporting any politicians.
July 23, 2015 via EconLog via Hoover Daily Report
Hoover Institution fellow Richard Epstein comments on the Iran deal and discusses the "Bad Man Test".
July 23, 2015 via John Batchelor Show via Hoover Daily Report
Play the Hand You're Dealt. One of the things I do around the margins with my students--it's not part of the curriculum--is give them my "words of wisdom" about dealing in the world.
July 23, 2015 via EconLog via Hoover Daily Report
The Federal Reserve refuses to raise interest rates despite clear signals that the labor market may be overheating. Thursday's jobless claims report was so low that it lit up Twitter.
July 23, 2015 via Investor's Business Daily via Hoover Daily Report
If, like me, you were not invited to this year's Aspen Security Forum, you're probably thinking right now, "Gee, I wish someone would post all the videos of the great events I'm not getting to attend."
July 23, 2015 via Lawfare via Hoover Daily Report
Updated 50 years after the movie’s original release, the current Republican presidential field would seem a 2015 version of The Sound Of Music, complete with this ditty: “How Do You Solve a Problem Like The Donald?”
July 23, 2015 via Forbes via Hoover Daily Report
Two of California’s historical ballot initiatives – one brought by government outsiders to limit government revenue, the other brought by government insiders to expand government revenue – face an uncertain future if changes to these laws appear on the 2016 ballot.
July 20, 2015 via undefined via Eureka
On July 23 – roughly five years from the date the Dodd-Frank bill was passed – I had the opportunity to testify before the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services about whether we have fully eliminated the risks of bank bailouts, and particularly the “too-big-to-fail” problem.
July 23, 2015 via e21, Economic Policies for the 21st Century via Hoover Daily Report
Hoover Institution fellow Allen Meltzer discusses New York's plans for a $15 minimum wage.
July 23, 2015 via John Batchelor Show via Hoover Daily Report
Hoover Institution fellow Bruce Thornton discusses the Middle East and Western “Colonialism”.
July 23, 2015 via John Batchelor Show via Hoover Daily Report
Hoover Institution fellow Bill Evers discusses how the national English and mathematics standards that are part of Common Core actually violate several federal laws
July 23, 2015 via iHeartMedia via Hoover Daily Report
Yellen squares off against Congress over who controls the central bank.
July 23, 2015 via Bloomberg via Hoover Daily Report
Labor leaders are celebrating the decision to raise New York’s minimum wage for fast-food workers to $15 per hour, but economists say the results for low-income workers will be mixed.
July 23, 2015 via Fortune via Hoover Daily Report
Well, looks like the terrorists finally have won. The satirical French paper Charlie Hebdo announced it would no longer draw pictures of Muhammad, just six months after Islamic terrorists stormed their Paris offices and massacred the staff.
August 3, 2015 via The Weekly Standard via Hoover Daily Report
Now and then it’s worth taking a deep breath and asking those who want to force us to be defenseless victims what their agenda really is.
July 24, 2015 via NRA Publications via Hoover Daily Report
Despite new polls showing her unpopularity in swing states, Hillary Clinton is headed to South Carolina to meet with local officials and holding a forum on the economy.
July 23, 2015 via Morning Joe (MSNBC) via Hoover Daily Report
The Weekly Standard's Bill Kristol joins Morning Joe to discuss why we have finally reached Donald Trump overload.
July 23, 2015 via Morning Joe (MSNBC) via Hoover Daily Report
When the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed a new education bill to replace the increasingly unworkable and unpopular No Child Left Behind law last week, one key amendment lay on the cutting room floor.
July 24, 2015 via Deseret News (UT) via Hoover Daily Report
Uber is completely revolutionizing the market for urban transportation. Could a similar revolution occur in other fields, including the market for medical care?
July 24, 2015 via Forbes via Hoover Daily Report
In 1937, Dale Carnegie wrote the seminal classic, “How to Win Friends and Influence People.” It is a concept worthy of revisiting as the American Jewish community joins an unwinnable battle that will embolden its enemies and depletes its bench of hard fought alliances here and on the global stage.
July 23, 2015 via Jewish Journal via Hoover Daily Report
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