Homines libenter quod volunt credunt
Posted in Corporatism on Jul 30th, 2008
Holman Jenkins is one of my favorite columnists, until today. In today’s article he recommends destroying tens of thousands of new, but vacant, homes as a way to buoy home prices, restore confidence in home buyers and to sure up the many financial institutions that have a horse in the housing race.
Posted in Education on Jul 30th, 2008
After months of negotiations, lawmakers have reached agreement on a long-delayed bill that would set federal higher-education policy for at least the next five years. It includes penalties for states that slow down spending on higher education. This bill was something like 4 years overdue. I’ll comment on the entire thing when I can find […]
Posted in Constitution on Jul 30th, 2008
In a new book on ranking the Presidents: A key lesson of the book is that historians tend to give high marks to an “activist” presidency without judging whether the activism had good or ill effects. Take Andrew Jackson, a dynamic leader who almost always figures in the historical Top Ten. But in Jackson’s own […]
