2009

The Mises Institute, a non-profit promoting Austrian economics and individual liberty, features articles on topics like capitalism, the Federal Reserve, and fair trade. via Mises Institute

Ken Lewis is stepping down as CEO of Bank of America after a tumultuous year following the bank's acquisition of Merrill Lynch.

via The Economist.

The Mises Institute, a non-profit promoting Austrian economics and individual liberty, features articles on topics like capitalism, the Federal Reserve, and fair trade. via Mises Institute

A judge ruled to release a Guantanamo Bay detainee, finding the U.S. government tortured him into making false confessions. via HuffPost (Huffington Post).

The Mises Institute website features articles critical of Keynesian economics, Title IX, and tariffs. via Mises Institute.

This article questions if more time in school actually makes students smarter, highlighting that U.S. students already spend more time in school than some high-performing Asian countries. via Reason.com

The Supreme Court will decide if the 2nd Amendment's right to own guns for self-defense applies to state and city laws. via Reason.com

This article critiques French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s proposal to introduce a Tobin tax on financial transactions, comparing his argument to Soviet ideology. via ThinkMarkets

Teacher performance pay leads to higher math and language scores for students, according to a new study discussed on Marginal Revolution.

A Reason.com article reports that the Senate Finance Committee rejected Senator Jay Rockefeller's proposal to add a public option to the healthcare reform bill. via Reason.com

Marginal Revolution is an economics blog written by Alex Tabarrok and Tyler Cowen, linking to their online education platform and more.

Foreign Policy magazine compiled a list of crazy things world leaders have said in U.N. speeches, including quotes from Fidel Castro, Yasser Arafat, and Muammar al-Qaddafi. via Reason.com