Category Archives: Economics

Meltdown

Jack emails: Was Rosh Hashana 2009 trading a precurser to the May 6 Meltdown on the New York Stock Exchange (NYX NYSE)? While even the most secular Jews worldwide were either in Temple or the golf course, but certainly not … Continue reading

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Did Bankers Cause The Housing Crash?

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Did Wall Street Cause The Crash?

During his State of the Union address last night, President Barack Obama blasted the bank bailout. It seems clear that Obama and the Democrats will make banks and Wall Street their enemy in the run-up to the 2010 elections. It … Continue reading

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EconStories.tv

This comes from my former UCLA economics professor Russell Roberts, an Orthodox Jew. Our wide-ranging conversations in 1988-1989 were life-changing. Here’s his story: Russell Roberts is Professor of Economics at George Mason University, the J. Fish and Lillian F. Smith … Continue reading

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Steve Forbes Discusses His New Book – ‘How Capitalism Will Save Us’

On Dec. 14, 2009, Dennis Prager interviewed Steve Forbes about his new book, “How Capitalism Will Save Us.” Steve: “When you look at economic disasters, it wasn’t some sudden failure of free people and free markets that caused the disasters, … Continue reading

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