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Yesterday, the stock market and almost all commodities got smashed along with a rise in the US dollar following confusion about whether Ireland would or would not accept some form of bailout from the EU. It's a replay in many important ways of the situ… more »

As I read various articles, such as this one in the Denver Post, about the G-20 meeting in Seoul, one thing which continues to strike me is the presence of the Federal Reserve in the news reports, more specifically the comments by many of our trading par… more »

H/T Rich Sokol Perhaps because DirecTV does not carry Israeli news channels, I hadn't seen this important Middle East Peace Process news until my friend Rich, who is closely tied into issues related to Israel, passed it along. http://www.youtube.com/… more »

My friend Don Boudreaux, one of the best and smartest economists I know, made a rare error (in my view) in a letter to the editor last week.  First, here's Don's letter: 1 October 2010 Editor, USA Today Dear Editor: Arguing for punitive taxes to… more »

Please join me on this week’s edition of Backbone Radio when I’ll be joined by my frequent guest-host, Christopher Sanders, as we cover issues as local and as foreign as you'll find on talk radio. Americans' perceptions of China are varied and extrem… more »

I don't think I've ever seen a more succinct and accurate description of protectionism as Don Boudreaux gives us today... --------------------------- Perhaps Messrs. Obama, Graham, Schumer, Brown, and colleagues, are motivated only by a desire to red… more »

Several of my friends have sent me their opinions on the plan by a small Florida church to have "Burn a Koran Day" tomorrow, the 9th anniversary of the 9/11/2001 attacks. One said that "Petraeus and the administration should just STFU".  (For the unini… more »

This past weekend, Australians went to the polls in what -- much like in other election cycles where Aussies and we voted within a short time of each other -- could turn out to presage November's results in this country. Please read my article for Huma… more »

I have to say I really felt moved and happy to read this news story from Sunday afternoon: 33 trapped Chilean miners are alive after 17 days   more »

I've mentioned a few times on these pages, including in my note yesterday about John McCain coming to campaign for Jane Norton, that I think Ken Buck's position on Afghanistan (at least as I understand it) is closer to correct than Jane's. While Jane s… more »