Tag Archives: regulation

In Summary

Posted on October 2, 2008 by Lance

Tyler Cowen states his basic views on the crisis. My response in italics:

Posted in Domestic Politics, Economics, Lance's Page, regulation | Tagged Austrian Economics, banks, Chris Dodd, Credit Default Swaps, Debt crisis, deregulation, economic policy, FDIC, financial crisis, Hank Paulson, hedge funds, Lehman Brothers, moral hazard, regulation, TED spread | Leave a comment

Continuing the discussion on tonight’s podcast, one of the recurring themes of much of the commentary on our current financial crisis is that the cause is too much deregulation. Possibly there is some truth to this, though the evidence is … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic Politics, Economics, Lance's Page, Law, regulation | Tagged banks, Barney Frank, Bear Stearns, deregulation, Fannie Mae, finance, Freddie Mac, Glass-Steagall, Goldman Sachs, GSE, hedge funds, IndyMac, investment banks, Lehman Brothers, Morgan Stanley, Paul Krugman, regulation, Robert Kuttner | 2 Comments

A Regulated Conjecture?

Posted on August 14, 2008 by Lee

There’s a certain problem in that the folks who protest most vociferously about the Bush administration’s violations of free speech rights, also tend to support the direct government regulation of political speech. A disturbing poll suggests they may have the … Continue reading →

Posted in Around the Web | Tagged Blogs, Bush, federal, free speech, political, poll, radio, Rasmussen, regulation, rights, television | Leave a comment

Personal Airplanes for All

Posted on August 7, 2008 by Lee

With a flying prototype, cheap commuter aircraft for the masses is getting closer to reality thanks to ICON Aircraft. Exploiting recent FAA regulatory reforms, you don’t need a full pilot’s license to fly the sport plane either.

Posted in Around the Web | Tagged aircraft, airplane, commuter, FAA, icon, icon aircraft, license, regulation, sport plane | Leave a comment

Hear, Hear

Posted on April 25, 2008 by Peg

One of my girlfriends is smart as a whip and a talented artist to boot. Cathy is also hard of hearing. While Cathy can read lips and she also has a device that allows her to converse in very small … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic Politics, Law, Media, Peg's Page, regulation | Tagged deafness, minnesota, regulation | Leave a comment

A Cubic Mile of Oil

Posted on April 25, 2008 by Lance

Over at Green Tech we get some figures that should be rather sobering for those who wish for alternative energy to be a significant source of energy in the near future: Put another way, we’d need to equip 250,000 roofs … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic Politics, Environment | Tagged Developmental economics, Domestic Politics, energy, Environment, global warming, regulation, Technology | Leave a comment

We’ll Get To That Wind Farm Application – Eventually

Posted on February 11, 2008 by Keith_Indy

And by eventually, they mean decades down the road. This is a perfect example of government getting in the way of the innovation we need to dig ourselves out of our fossil fuel dependency. http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/1362/1/ If you want to build … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic Politics, Economics, energy, Environment, Keith's Page, regulation, Technology | Tagged energy, government, innovation, MISO, regulation, stiffling, wind power | Leave a comment

First They Came for My French Fries

Posted on February 10, 2008 by Peg

Then my rare cheeseburgers. My eggs Benedict, and my bagels. Now they want my Diet Dr. Pepper, too.

Posted in Around the Web | Tagged Diet Drinks, Dr. Pepper, health, metabolic syndrome, regulation, science | 4 Comments

Free Shipping Illegal in France

Posted on January 18, 2008 by ChrisB

I’m a big Amazon user. I think it’s a lazy guy thing. I know what I want, I don’t want to window shop at the mall or go to the hassle of actually driving and parking and wandering around in … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris' Page, Economics, regulation | Tagged amazon, Books, capitalism, France, protectionism, regulation | 5 Comments