Joseph Lawler

In 1993, Dennis “Bumpy” Kanahele, a Native Hawaiian ex-convict, blocked off the Makapuu Beach on Oahu to traffic until the…

Get ready for likable George W. to make a reappearance (NYT) Leverage needed in talking with Tehran (WSJ) Even the…

A Chicago take on a revised Paulson plan (WSJ Asia) Palin is very corny (Boston.com) Apple history repeats itself as…

John Berlau suggests that mark-to-market accounting is partly responsible for the current financial meltdown because it forced banks to write…

How to win the crucial first debate (WSJ) Who is the forgotten man in the financial crisis of today? (NRO)…

American military: Smart, patriotic (Freakonomics) Palin’s speech against Ahmadinejad she never gave (Haaretz) Ron Paul, still in the running (Culture11)…

Don’t sell short selling short (WSJ) Obama needs someone regulating his real estate transactions(NRO) Good economists worried about this long…

KGB Co-signing Don’t follow the regulation herd Don’t blame Gramm-Leach-Bliley Historical perspective on financial crisis: it can be fixed A…

Consumer power! Cautionary tale for people who bring “Change” Look on the bright side of financial collapse Petraeus should have…

Feeling the heat, Chavez looks to Moscow Tax this, Obama Extremist environmentalists New game creates new controversies Mongolia faces new…