Wall-Nut - 4/20/10

Gerald P. O'Driscoll Jr.: An Economy of Liars - When government and business collude, it's called crony capitalism. Expect more of this from the financial reforms contemplated in Washington. [ Way back, I had posted this tweet: Big Companies + Big Government = Big Problems!  I just didn’t know it was called “crony capitalism”. – JS ]

Peter J. Wallison: Fannie and Freddie Amnesia - Taxpayers are on the hook for about $400 billion, partly because Sen. Obama helped to block reform. [ Hypocrisy – plain and simple! JS ]

The SEC's Impeccable Timing - The Goldman suit helped to hide the IG report on the Stanford debacle. [ Yup! We’ve got a bunch of regulators who are either too stupid or too corrupt to regulate. And we are going to solve it with more regulators? We need principles, not rules. – JS ]

The Toxic VAT - The Senate votes against the tax, 85-13. [ So how will BHO work his way around this? Bureaucratic fees? – JS ]

Clunkers for Caulkers  - Another opportunity to game Uncle Sam's energy subsidies. [ Once again, a worse than zero-sum-game becomes public policy! – JS ]

McGurn: Sameness and 'Diversity' on Campus - Why a California dean would force a black group to admit white supremacists. [ Conformity, not diversity, is a lib/prog ideal. – JS ]


Stephens: Plotting the Next Mideast War - Syriia's alleged transfer of Scuds to Hezbollah could spark an uncontrollable chain reaction. [ As will BHO’s dismissal of Israel – JS ]

Best of the Web Today: Why the Left Needs Racism - It serves a political purpose. [ How else can Democrats keep blacks voting the party line? – JS ]

Michio Kaku: What Next From Iceland's Volcano? - Travel disruptions could continue for months, and even then the eruption would be mild by historical standards.
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