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Bestselling books the week of 5/31/12, according to IndieBound*
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What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Bestselling books the week of 5/17/12, according to IndieBound*
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The Reformed Broker
It's over, bond vigilantesFour years after wrongly predicting doom because of the fiscal stimulus, some naysayers are still unrepentant – and wrong.
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The Reformed Broker
GOP may embrace Ron Paul and the gold standardThe GOP could incorporate some of Ron Paul's fiscal ideas, including the gold standard, into their platform, putting ecnonomists into attack mode.
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The Daily Reckoning
Are economists useful anymore?Modern economists – especially the famous ones – close their eyes to how an economy actually works, focusing instead on a make-believe world of numbers and theories, with little connection to the world in which most people live.
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Things you probably didn’t know about Paul Ryan
Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan is a 'gym rat' who considered becoming a pro skier before turning to politics. He's a budget hawk and strongly antiabortion, but he's gone against the GOP on some issues. And what about his job driving the Wienermobile?
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Stefan Karlsson
Paul Krugman versus Paul KrugmanPaul Krugman of the 1970s argued that devaluations are usually contractionary. Ironically, this conclusion puts him at odds with Paul Krugman of the last 20 years, who thinks devaluations are the one true key to prosperity.
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Stefan Karlsson
Economists squabble over how to best assess recovery dataIceland has been used by Nobel laureate Paul Krugman as a poster child for economic recovery. But Stefan Karlsson again argues--this time with help from the Council on Foreign Relations--that Baltic countries may have better overall numbers.
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Win-win moment in Europe takes edge off summer of gloomy predictions
Ugly eurozone-crisis dynamics threaten to make it a summer of social unrest. But Spain's Euro2012 win and Germany's agreement on a European rescue fund have shifted the tone.
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The Daily Reckoning
When governments spend wealth, instead of building itThere are times when governments need to build tanks. An economist can’t tell the difference between a Tiger tank and a BMW. But a passenger can. It doesn’t take him long to realize that a tank is no way to travel.
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The Daily Reckoning
The biggest fraud in economics is ... economics?What’s the point of having an economy, asks Bill Bonner? It makes no sense to waste trillions of dollars’ worth of resources just to “protect the economy,” he says. The whole point of an economy is to create more stuff, not to waste it.
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The Daily Reckoning
Are ready for this? Time for round two of the Fed's stimulus planMarkets soar when the Fed hints at more money, and crash when it hints that it will sit still. When you operate with an elastic currency, and expand credit 50 times in 50 years, Bill Bonner warns, don't be surprised when the market inevitably falls over.
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Stefan Karlsson
How should we measure economic recoveries?Iceland's recent recovery is weak, but many economists are touting it as a model of success. Does this call for more objective standards for what we can and can't hail as a 'recovery?'
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Stefan Karlsson
Correcting Krugman: Setting the record straight on Latvia laborIn response to recent comments by US economist Paul Krugman, Karlsson clarifies and explains the concept of labor mobility, along with its potential for lowering unemployment rates across the eurozone region.
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The Daily Reckoning
Floating to Japan on a sea of bad debtThe Daily Reckoning's got nothing against Japan. But the Japanese economy has gone essentially nowhere in the last 22 years. And now, it has the largest pile of debt in the entire world. Who would want to emulate that?
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Decoder Wire
Bill Clinton says Romney win would be 'calamitous.' Why the harsh turn? (+video)Just last week, Clinton called Romney's business record 'sterling,' undercutting a key Obama campaign attack. Now he's slamming Romney harder than the president's own team.
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As Ireland votes on EU treaty, many ask if it's worth cost of membership (+video)
The strict rules of the EU fiscal treaty Ireland votes on today essentially block stimulus spending, and many Irish worry the country is stuck in an austerity-driven slump.
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Bestselling books the week of 5/31/12, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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The Daily Reckoning
Facebook IPO: The end of an eraThe failure of Facebook's public debut may signal the end of the pie-in-the-sky tech start up, as well as the possibility that the post-crisis recovery rally is screeching to a halt.
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Stefan Karlsson
Europe can strengthen Greece without weakening GermanySome experts warn that Greece can't reduce its current deficit unless Germany and other better-off nations reduce their surpluses. Here's why they're wrong.
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Bestselling books the week of 5/24/12, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Stefan Karlsson
Sweden: a spending reduction success storySince 2006, when the current Swedish government was elected, government spending relative to GDP fell from 52.9 percent in 2006 to 51.8 percent in 2011, faring much better than the global average.
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Bestselling books the week of 5/17/12, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Bestselling books the week of 5/10/12, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Stefan Karlsson
The battle of the Pauls: Ron Paul talks economic theoryRon Paul and economist Paul Krugman debated fiscal theory on Bloomberg TV. Who won?
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Stefan Karlsson
Can price inflation fix a lagging economy?Yes, but the boost it provides is temporary and offers no permanent solution.
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The Circle Bastiat
Obama's misguided views on fair tradeRecent remarks on China and fair trade illustrate some crucial errors in Obama's views.
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