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How Big Are Ben Bernankes Cojones

Originally posted at Capital Gains and Games. The increasingly repeated assumption in the aftermath of this past Friday's jobs report seems to be that this is what was needed to push the Federal Reserve over the edge for another round of monetary policy-induced...

The "FDR Failed" Myth

The current recession will soon become the longest since the Great Depression. The U.S. is losing over 500,000 jobs each month, and a new president, elected overwhelmingly, is pleading for unity and urgent action on a scale not seen since the New Deal. At such a...

Behind Super-Sized Sodas a Deeper Danger

Sugary soft drinks, as Michael Bloomberg reminds us, do our nation no good. But if we really want to narrow our waistbands, we’re going to have to narrow the income gaps that divide us. The billionaire mayor of New York wants his city’s Board of Health to ban...

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