The following two articles on Abraham Lincoln give us an insight into the great man and president that he was. The second article is a quote from his Second Annual Message of December 1, 1862. February 13, 2013 A Lincolnian Economic Primer for Obama Abe’s approach was to provide rules of the road […]
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February 14, 2013 The Rookie If there’s a crisis on Jack Lew’s Treasury watch, buy gold. Introducing Jack Lew to the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday, New York Democrat Chuck Schumer said the Treasury nominee has an “uncanny ability to delve into a subject” and “master it.” Americans can only hope, because you wouldn’t
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Money for Nothing Who caused the financial collapse? Just about everyone. Lewis E. Lehrman January 14, 2013, Vol. 18, No. 17 The Financial Crisis and the Free Market Cure – Why Pure Capitalism Is the World Economy’s Only Hope by John A. Allison, McGraw-Hill 320 pages, $28 EXCERPT
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January 3, 2013 Henninger: Repealing Reagan After trying for 25 years, the Left finally unwinds the Reagan tax legacy. By DANIEL HENNINGER EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE: Amid the seven growth years of the Reagan presidency, a who’s who of great American companies was born. In Barack Obama’s first four years, the number is about
September 26, 2012 Dodd-Frank’s ‘Orderly Liquidation’ Is Out of Order South Carolina, Oklahoma and Michigan join a federal lawsuit to uphold property rights and checks and balances. By SCOTT PRUITT AND ALAN WILSON Mr. Pruitt is attorney general of Oklahoma. Mr. Wilson is attorney general of South Carolina. EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE: Title II
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September 17, 2012 The Magnitude of the Mess We’re In The next Treasury secretary will confront problems so daunting that even Alexander Hamilton would have trouble preserving the full faith and credit of the United States. By George P. Shultz, Michael J. Boskin, John F. Cogan, Allan H. Meltzer and John B. Taylor – The
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September 7, 2012 Clinton Uses Democrat Convention To Revise History On Origins Of Crisis INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY Former President Clinton was in familiar form Wednesday night in Charlotte, N.C. Getty Images View Enlarged Image History has rarely seen anything as surreal as former President Clinton riding into Charlotte as a hero rescuing America and President Obama from
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Grover Norquist is president of Americans for Tax Reform Taxes that took effect in 2010: 1. Excise Tax on Charitable Hospitals (Min$/immediate): $50,000 per hospital if they fail to meet new “community health assessment needs,” “financial assistance,” and “billing and collection” rules set by HHS. Bill: PPACA; Page: 1,961-1,971. 2. Codification of the “economic substance
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Our Age of Anxiety Romney’s challenge is to address the deep uneasiness in America and point the way to a comeback. Yuval Levin Yuval Levin is a contributing editor to The Weekly Standard, Hertog fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, and editor of National Affairs. May 28,
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Vulture Capitalism? Try Obama’s Version A profit-driven economy is preferable to one run by political favoritism. By KIMBERLEY A. STRASSEL EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE: Mr. Obama’s knock on free enterprise is that it is driven by “profit,” and that this experience makes Mr. Romney too heartless to be president. The alternative is an Obama capitalism
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