Regulation
In praise of MetLife
Amity Shlaes pens a paean to MetLife in the latest issue of Forbes. “THANK YOU, MetLife.” That’s what we all ought to be saying this month, as the insurance company…
Jack Lew
American lawyer and diplomat
Regulation
Some victories against Dodd-Frank excess
The latest issue of Bloomberg Businessweek documents recent challenges against the regulatory overreach tied to the Dodd-Frank financial reforms. In 2014 a New Jersey mortgage lender called PHH found itself…
Liberty
Too Meddlesome
Anybody reading the Wall Street Journal this morning may have had to check the calendar. It felt like a cross between April Fools’ and Halloween. The article in question exists…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Washington Examiner writer delves into the next debt ceiling debate
Joseph Lawler of the Washington Examiner reports on the next potential clash over the federal government’s debt ceiling. Congress is already pushing the boundaries of how long it can go…
Regulation
Even the Obama team pans occupational licensing
The latest print edition of National Review features the following interesting blurb about occupational licensing: Barack Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, Jacob Lew’s Treasury Department, and Thomas Perez’s labor Department…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Federal Debt….they still want more
It seems like the issue of federal debt and the amount they want to issue will never go away. Treasurey Secretary Jack Lew told Congress yesterday that the nation has…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
What’s good for Puerto Rico …
The latest issue of Bloomberg Businessweek features an interesting editorial about Puerto Rico’s need for some “tough love” to address its lingering debt problems. One notes with interest (and boldfaced…
Regulation
The party of free trade no more?
The Democratic Party once believed in free trade. The latest issue of Bloomberg Businessweek features an article that highlights a peculiar change in the political landscape. Disapproval trails Democratic Senator…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Raising the Debt Limit….Secretary Lew asks Congress
Last week, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew sent another letter to Congressional leadership regarding the steps (also known as “extraordinary measures”) that the Treasury Department would take to continue financing the…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Treasury Secretary Asks Congress to Raise Debt Limit
Last week, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew sent a letter to Congressional leadership regarding the steps (also known as “extraordinary measures”) that the Treasury Department will begin to take to continue…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
If you think Congress spends too much money …
Wait, there’s more! As Philip Klein reports for the Washington Examiner, the federal government is spending money associated with the Affordable Care Act that has no authorization from Congress. The…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
What? You mean that outrage about taxes isn’t real?
Lanhee Chen of Bloomberg View writes that we should treat the Obama administration’s “outrage” over so-called corporate inversions with some degree of skepticism. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew is continuing the…