When Janet Yellen, Clinton's chair of the Council of Economic Advisors, resigned her post, she said it was for purely personal reasons. But according to inside reports, the personal reasons included frustration at having to lie day-in and day-out. No matter what the economic data of the week, she was expected to give it a spin that would boost the president and smear his enemies.
Dominick Armentano defends his radical proposal against those who merely want antitrust reformed. (An excerpt from his new monograph.)
The perils of government intervention in the market for sports. (Article by William Anderson)
The U.S. Postal Service cracks down on free enterprise alternatives. (Article by James Bovard)
What the founders were rebelling against and why it still matters (from Investors Business Daily).
According to the hoopla, the World Trade Organization (WTO) was created in 1995 as an instrument of global free trade. Instead, it is proving to be a vehicle for corruption, economic reprisals, and politicization of trade.
The troubling relationship between the SEC and the securities industry (by Gregory Bresiger).
The Supreme Court takes a small step, but there is a very long way to go.
Professors Vedder and Gallaway have done outstanding work for the the Joint Economic Committee, and it is available on-line.
By what standard can its restriction be justified? Property rights are the only legitimate standard. (Commentary by Christopher Mayer.)
