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The Future of American Freedom, Harrison Schmitt Addresses Heartland's 25th Anniversary Dinner

The Heartland Institute / November 02, 2009

Former NASA astronaut and former US senator Harrison Schmitt Oct. 29, 2009 told the annual dinner of the Heartland Institute, marking its 25th birthday, ... (read more)

A Reconstruction of Macroeconomics

Alan Reynolds

White Paper / Alan Reynolds and Associates / July 16, 1992

This short essay by a leading economist contends that larger budget deficits increase household savings rates while surpluses push private savings down. ... (read more)

What Happened To “Efficient Markets”?

Peter J. Boettke

Mercatus Center / June 30, 2009

The financial crisis of 2008 has challenged the reputation of the free-market economy in the public imagination in a way that it hasn’t been challenged ... (read more)

The Supply-Side Revolution: 20 Years Later

Alan Reynolds

Joint Economic Committee / March 01, 2000

The U.S. suffered three increasingly painful episodes of "stagflation" in 1970, 1974-75 and 1980-82. That nasty combination of inflation and recession ... (read more)

Hope Versus Reality

Tibor R. Machan

Machan's Inputs June 25, 2009

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Our Crisis of Regulation

Richard A. Posner

The New York Times / The New York Times / June 25, 2009

THE 88-page report issued by the Treasury Department last week proposes far-reaching changes in financial regulation. Unfortunately, the report is premature, ... (read more)

Sarbanes-Oxley Role In Slowing Economy’s Recovery

John Berleau

YouTube Video / Competitive Enterprise Institute / June 10, 2009

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to a key part of Sarbanes-Oxley brought by CEI. John Berleau, director of the Center for Investors ... (read more)

Tax Code Helped Cause Financial Crisis: Analyst

Matthew Glans

Finance, Insurance & Real Estate News / The Heartland Institute / July 01, 2009

A new economic theory points to differences in government taxes on businesses as a major contributor to the boom-and-bust nature of economies.Sam Eddins, ... (read more)

Jackson's Auto Solution Lives In Past

Ralph Conner

The Detroit News / May 22, 2009

When the Detroit branch of the NAACP hosted its Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner, the Rev. Jesse Jackson's remarks about the future of the U.S. auto industry ... (read more)

Bailouts Likely to Result in Malaise

Robert B. Ekelund, Jr. and Mark Thornton

Finance, Insurance & Real Estate News / The Heartland Institute / June 01, 2009

Given all the “reforms,” bailouts, and planned regulatory and monetary machinations adopted since January 2008, can we expect a return to robust ... (read more)