Blog Farm Bill Cloture Vote — Five Short By: Fran Smith 11/16/2007 This morning, the Senate voted on closing off debate on the 2007 Farm Bill. The cloture vote was 55-42 in favor of the measure;…
Blog Business models: opportunistic vs. fixed-goal By: Fran Smith 11/14/2007 Intriguing book review today in the Wall Street Journal by William Easterly. He discusses William Duggan‘s new book, Strategic Intuition, which…
Blog “No farmer left behind” says WSJ By: Fran Smith 11/14/2007 Today as the Senate is considering its version of the 2007 Farm Bill, the Wall Street Journal editorialized about proposals for massive subsidy…
Blog Subprime mortgages, credit cards, and bankruptcy By: Fran Smith 11/08/2007 This Bloomberg article notes that banks and other lenders who pushed for reform of the consumer bankruptcy system are now stuck with some unintended…
Blog House votes for Peru FTA By: Fran Smith 11/08/2007 Today the House of Representatives voted 285-132 to approve the U.S.-Peru Free Trade Agreement. The Senate now has to consider legislation implementing the agreement.
Blog More on Manhunt By: Fran Smith 11/08/2007 I’d like to second Hans’s recommendation to read Manhunt — and I feel a more personal connection: The hunt for John Wilkes Booth…