Articles in the Uncategorized Category
Capitalism vs. the Free Market
Posted in Media, Uncategorized, Video on 3 March 2010
Stats: 449 views and No Comments On Monday, Sheldon Richman spoke on "Capitalism versus the Free Market" at The Future of Freedom Foundation’s Economic Liberty Lecture Series, held at George Mason University and cosponsored by the university's Economics Society. Richman is the editor of The Freeman and TheFreemanOnline.org. He is also senior fellow at The Future of Freedom Foundation ...
Posted in Media, Uncategorized, Video on 3 March 2010
Stats: 449 views and No Comments On Monday, Sheldon Richman spoke on "Capitalism versus the Free Market" at The Future of Freedom Foundation’s Economic Liberty Lecture Series, held at George Mason University and cosponsored by the university's Economics Society. Richman is the editor of The Freeman and TheFreemanOnline.org. He is also senior fellow at The Future of Freedom Foundation ...
New Archives Page
Posted in Uncategorized on 8 February 2010
Stats: 0 views and No Comments FEE has a new archives page. We've combined our audio, video, and print archives into one sortable list. We hope the new arrangement will make it easier than ever to locate and share FEE's online resources.
Posted in Uncategorized on 8 February 2010
Stats: 0 views and No Comments FEE has a new archives page. We've combined our audio, video, and print archives into one sortable list. We hope the new arrangement will make it easier than ever to locate and share FEE's online resources.
A Monetary System for the Free Society
Posted in Contest, Uncategorized on 18 November 2009
Stats: 0 views and No Comments *The Deadline for The Essay Contest has been extended! Submit your essays to SoundMoneyProject2009@AtlasNetwork.org on or before January 15th, 2010. The Atlas Economic Research Foundation is proud to sponsor an essay contest for students, young faculty, and policy writers, who are concerned about the cause of Sound Money. Prizes: The overall winner of ...
Posted in Contest, Uncategorized on 18 November 2009
Stats: 0 views and No Comments *The Deadline for The Essay Contest has been extended! Submit your essays to SoundMoneyProject2009@AtlasNetwork.org on or before January 15th, 2010. The Atlas Economic Research Foundation is proud to sponsor an essay contest for students, young faculty, and policy writers, who are concerned about the cause of Sound Money. Prizes: The overall winner of ...
Ben Bernanke Saved the Day?
Posted in Not So Fast!, Uncategorized on 28 October 2009
Stats: 0 views and No Comments The final verdict is in. The venerable “progressive” Atlantic has spoken. Ben Bernanke and his “radical interventions,” the publication recently claimed, “may have saved the day.” Yet there are doubters out there; I’m one of them.
Posted in Not So Fast!, Uncategorized on 28 October 2009
Stats: 0 views and No Comments The final verdict is in. The venerable “progressive” Atlantic has spoken. Ben Bernanke and his “radical interventions,” the publication recently claimed, “may have saved the day.” Yet there are doubters out there; I’m one of them.
Bernanke Defends Fed Policies
Posted in In brief, Uncategorized on 22 July 2009
Stats: 0 views and No Comments "Bernanke argued before the House Financial Services Committee [Tuesday] that the Fed's actions helped prevent a global economic calamity, and he promised an exit strategy to head off fears of inflation. His comments came as other government officials were also sharply criticized for their handling of the financial rescue." (Washington ...
Posted in In brief, Uncategorized on 22 July 2009
Stats: 0 views and No Comments "Bernanke argued before the House Financial Services Committee [Tuesday] that the Fed's actions helped prevent a global economic calamity, and he promised an exit strategy to head off fears of inflation. His comments came as other government officials were also sharply criticized for their handling of the financial rescue." (Washington ...
Congress to Reward Doctors for Supporting Health Care Bill
Posted in In brief, Uncategorized on 22 July 2009
Stats: 1 views and No Comments "House Democrats want to give doctors a $245 billion sweetener that helps ensure their critical support for a health care overhaul bill. Next up: trying to explain how they could do it without breaking President Barack Obama's promise that health legislation won't increase the federal deficit." (AP, Wednesday) Just remember, it's ...
Posted in In brief, Uncategorized on 22 July 2009
Stats: 1 views and No Comments "House Democrats want to give doctors a $245 billion sweetener that helps ensure their critical support for a health care overhaul bill. Next up: trying to explain how they could do it without breaking President Barack Obama's promise that health legislation won't increase the federal deficit." (AP, Wednesday) Just remember, it's ...
The Freeman: Black Swans, Butterflies, and the Economy
Posted in In brief, Uncategorized on 5 March 2009
Stats: 6 views and No Comments "One side blames the market. The other blames government. We get two causal stories going in opposite directions and a lot of animus. But both perhaps are missing something important in this titanic debate about our current financial crisis. It’s time we exposed a complicated truth about the economy of ...
Posted in In brief, Uncategorized on 5 March 2009
Stats: 6 views and No Comments "One side blames the market. The other blames government. We get two causal stories going in opposite directions and a lot of animus. But both perhaps are missing something important in this titanic debate about our current financial crisis. It’s time we exposed a complicated truth about the economy of ...
Tax Increases Necessary, Administration Says
Posted in In brief, Uncategorized on 5 March 2009
Stats: 1 views and No Comments "President Barack Obama's Treasury secretary is defending proposed tax increases on the wealthy, saying they are necessary to limit future budget deficits. Timothy Geithner responded on Wednesday to Republican criticism that the administration wants to increase taxes during a recession. Geithner noted that tax increases on couples making more than ...
Posted in In brief, Uncategorized on 5 March 2009
Stats: 1 views and No Comments "President Barack Obama's Treasury secretary is defending proposed tax increases on the wealthy, saying they are necessary to limit future budget deficits. Timothy Geithner responded on Wednesday to Republican criticism that the administration wants to increase taxes during a recession. Geithner noted that tax increases on couples making more than ...
Obama to Change Contracting Rules
Posted in Uncategorized on 4 March 2009
Stats: 1 views and No Comments "President Barack Obama plans to change how government contracts are awarded and who can earn them, a move his aides say would save taxpayers about $40 billion a year by making the process more competitive." (MSNBC, Wednesday) Great, so long as he doesn't think "competitive" and "controling" are synonymous. FEE Timely Classic: ...
Posted in Uncategorized on 4 March 2009
Stats: 1 views and No Comments "President Barack Obama plans to change how government contracts are awarded and who can earn them, a move his aides say would save taxpayers about $40 billion a year by making the process more competitive." (MSNBC, Wednesday) Great, so long as he doesn't think "competitive" and "controling" are synonymous. FEE Timely Classic: ...
Obama’s Wall Street Pay Cap Could Have Side Effects
Posted in In brief, Uncategorized on 5 February 2009
Stats: 2 views and 1 Comment "By limiting annual pay to $500,000 and dishing out additional pay in restricted stock that can't be cashed in until the government bailout money is paid back, a host of unintended consequences may result, ranging from a brain drain of top talent to a potentially less-generous approach to paying employees ...
Posted in In brief, Uncategorized on 5 February 2009
Stats: 2 views and 1 Comment "By limiting annual pay to $500,000 and dishing out additional pay in restricted stock that can't be cashed in until the government bailout money is paid back, a host of unintended consequences may result, ranging from a brain drain of top talent to a potentially less-generous approach to paying employees ...
