Editorials: Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate

Resentencing Skilling: Reading Between The Lines

James L. Johnston
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April 12, 2013
The Wall Street Journal reported on April 5

Central Banks Buy Gold, Print Money

Edmund Contoski
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March 18, 2013
Central banks bought 534.6 tons of gold during 2012, the largest amount in 48 years. Interest is clearly growing in gold as an international monetary asset as more countries have participated.

Heartland Institute Experts React to State of the Union Address

Jim Lakely
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February 13, 2013
Here is the reaction of many Heartland Institute staffers, scholars, fellows, and policy advisors to President Obama's first second-term State of the Union address.   

R.I.P. James M. Buchanan (1919-2013)

James L. Johnston
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January 19, 2013
James McGill Buchanan Jr. died Wednesday, January 9, 2013 in Blacksburg, Virginia.

‘Printing’ Trillions Is No Better than Minting Trillions

Steve Stanek
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January 17, 2013
Is there really much difference between the Treasury Department creating trillion-dollar platinum coins and the Federal Reserve creating trillions of dollars from not

The Wages of Unemployment

Richard Vedder
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January 17, 2013
From the mid-17th century to the late 20th century, the American economy grew roughly 3.5% a year. That growth rate has since declined significantly.

Government Hurting Small Banks

Matthew Glans
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December 12, 2012
Eileen Ambrose highlights some of the serious problems that small banks are facing and their efforts to combat obsolescence by engaging in mergers ("Maryland's smaller banks may be headed for a wav

A Defense of Loan Sharking

S.T. Karnick
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November 29, 2012
Sean Gabb of the Libertarian Alliance in the UK has produced 

For The Republicans There’s An Opportunity At The Fiscal Cliff

Peter Ferrara
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November 22, 2012
The fiscal cliff will not be a new topic to regular readers of this column.  I have been writing about it for almost two years, including with publication of my short book in the Encounter Bro

Our Money Managed by Mr. Bubble

Steve Stanek
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November 19, 2012
A close look at the most recent statement from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke after the formal announcement of QE3 two weeks ago, plus articles and blogs in reaction to QE3 and my own person