Written by Henrik R Clausen
This is commentary on an article in The Economist, online edition, Clearing the Air. It is not radically different than other articles concerning the Federal Reserve, monetary policy and speculations about what will happen next. It deserves some analysis, for otherwise this reporting is ...
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Written by The Daily Bell

Steve Forbes on Overseas Wars, the Coming Gold Standard and the Rise of 'Citizen Agitation'
The Daily Bell is pleased to present an exclusive interview with Steve Forbes (left).
Introduction:Steve Forbes is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Forbes Media. He is also Editor-in-Chief of Forbes ... Read more: Steve Forbes: Overseas Wars, the Gold Standard, and Citizen Agitation
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Written by Michelle Malkin - FrontPageMag.com

The "Summer of Recovery" is looking more and more like the Beltway Chainsaw Massacre for America's workers. As President Obama lolls on Martha's Vineyard with his well-heeled Chicago pals, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll shows that 72 percent of people are very worried about joblessness and 67 percent are ...
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Written by Cliff Kincaid

In shocking news, the New York Times cites figures that investors withdrew $33.12 billion from domestic stock market mutual funds in the first seven months of this year when billions of dollars should have been expected to be flowing in.
The New York Times blames this unusual development on ...
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Written by TheDailyBell.com

Is economics ideological by nature? ... It's easy to rag on economics as not being a "real" science, and I try not to do things that are too easy. But in recent weeks I've really started to wonder. It is fascinating, and frightening, to me that smart economists can disagree about whether what the ...
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Written by The Daily Bell
The Horror Show ... The employment situation in the United States is much worse than even the dismal numbers from last week's jobless report would indicate. The nation is facing a full-blown employment crisis and policy makers are not responding with anything like the sense of urgency that is ...
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Written by Floyd and Mary Beth Brown - FrontPageMag.com

On July 2, President Obama declared, "And finally, because of this law, the American people will never again be asked to foot the bill for Wall Street's mistakes. (Applause.) There will be no more tax-funded bailouts - period. (Applause.) If a large financial institution should ever fail, this ...
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Written by The Daily Bell
Quarterbacks Get Out 'Hail Mary' Economy Passes ... July's dismal jobs report poses a dangerous dilemma for the country's officials. The government has exhausted traditional measures to get the economy growing more briskly, having already cut interest rates to near zero and committed to more than ...
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The Daily Bell is pleased to present an exclusive interview with Walter Williams (left).
Introduction: Dr. Walter E. Williams is the author of over 150 publications which have appeared in scholarly journals such as Economic Inquiry, American Economic Review, Georgia Law Review, Journal of Labor ...
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