Federal Reserve Lending Policy--Subsidizing Big Mac's and Motorcycles?

The Federal Reserve disclosed Wednesday that it gave loans to foreign banks, GE, McDonalds and Harley Davidson among others.  Is this the role of the Federal Reserve?  Read the article and you decide.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704594804575648740948074042.html

Rules of the Game and Economic Recovery

Amity Schlaes, author of The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression, gave an exceptional lecture on economic recovery at Hillsdale College earlier this year.  It was adapted for the feature article of the September issue of Imprimis, a publication of Hillsdale College.

http://www.hillsdale.edu/news/imprimis/archive/issue.asp?year=2010&month=09

Heritage Foundation on Deficit Reduction

Here is an analysis of the recent proposal from the Deficit Reduction Commission.

http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2010/11/Bowles-Simpson-Commission-Co-Chair-Report-A-Good-and-Welcome-First-Step

Opposing Views on Tax Policy

Interview with Ben Stein

Here is an interview with Ben Stein conducted earlier this year by Business Owner Magazine.  Given all that has happened so far this year, it would be interesting to hear his take on everything now.

http://www.business-ownermagazine.com/2010/03/r-r-time-with-ben-stein/

Deficit Commission Report

What did President Obama's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform come up with?
Here is a draft of their report released on November 10, 2010.

http://www.fiscalcommission.gov/sites/fiscalcommission.gov/files/documents/CoChair_Draft.pdf

Is The Fed Moving into Dangerous Territory?

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704805204575594833095922308.html?mod=WSJ_WSJ_US_News_5

Monetizing the debt?  Ben, say it isn't so!