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d56f71a3c30557ac0c094211c0c0edce | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2011/09/11/obamas-jobs-plan-he-should-have-stayed-on-vacation/ | Obama's Jobs Plan: He Should Have Stayed On Vacation | Obama's Jobs Plan: He Should Have Stayed On Vacation
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Back from a vacation that, with the economy's health in mind, was cut well too short, our President has returned energized, ready once again to inflict ideology on the economy. Ever certain of his transformative skills, the Presiden... |
cfed126d4d442c0db13902050bf03254 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2011/11/13/message-to-greece-to-leave-the-euro-isnt-to-leave-the-euro/ | Message To Greece: To Leave The Euro Isn't To Leave The Euro | Message To Greece: To Leave The Euro Isn't To Leave The Euro
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At present roughly 67 percent of all U.S. dollars in circulation are overseas or held by those with a foreign address. This reality is necessitated by the fact that for good or bad, the dollar is the world’s currency.
Consid... |
67f2cac1de6c94ef0d8bd62beec2e151 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2011/12/04/book-review-judge-andrew-napolitanos-it-is-dangerous-to-be-right-when-the-government-is-wrong/ | Book Review: Judge Andrew Napolitano's "It Is Dangerous To Be Right When The Government Is Wrong" | Book Review: Judge Andrew Napolitano's "It Is Dangerous To Be Right When The Government Is Wrong"
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When I began my employment at Washington, D.C.’s Cato Institute (editor’s note: I remain affiliated with Cato in a professional, non-policy capacity) over eight years ago, one of the bigge... |
86c1324c936d1d92dcceff1d1045d808 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2012/03/20/suzanne-collins-the-hunger-games-is-a-story-about-the-horrors-of-big-government/ | Suzanne Collins' "The Hunger Games" Illustrates the Horrors of Big Government | Suzanne Collins' "The Hunger Games" Illustrates the Horrors of Big Government
By John Tamny
It says here that HBO’s The Wire, which ran from 2002-2008, is the greatest television drama of all time. The show, essentially an historical-fiction style documentary on the tragedy that is Baltimore (MD), notably appealed to a... |
43559ec259c6f0d6abd0b0c84129cfa2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2012/04/29/the-lone-path-to-cheap-healthcare-is-expensive-healthcare/ | The Lone Path to Cheap Healthcare Is Expensive Healthcare | The Lone Path to Cheap Healthcare Is Expensive Healthcare
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“Healthcare is not an inalienable right as the Left maintains. How could it be, considering it didn’t even exist until very recently and still doesn’t for much of the world?” - Bill Flax, The Courage To Do Nothing,... |
d42fc5fda9ff9eb1a84f28d5c116cc3b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2012/06/10/national-reviews-ramesh-ponnuru-embraces-the-failed-religion-of-monetarism/ | National Review's Ramesh Ponnuru Embraces the Failed Religion of Monetarism | National Review's Ramesh Ponnuru Embraces the Failed Religion of Monetarism
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"No individual and no nation need fear at any time to have less money than it needs." – Ludwig von Mises, The Theory of Money and Credit
In a 2003 Financial Times interview Milton Friedman, the modern fa... |
34a4305baa5480b3b527929ecd7b5311 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2012/07/22/book-review-enrico-morettis-the-new-geography-of-jobs/ | Book Review: Enrico Moretti's 'The New Geography of Jobs' | Book Review: Enrico Moretti's 'The New Geography of Jobs'
Since housing’s moderation began in 2007-2008 in concert with the banking system’s crackup, much ink has been spilled about over-investment in the housing sector. With good reason. Investments in housing, as this column has stressed numerous times, don’t make us... |
387bde5f5587aff3c333cddaa121b125 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2012/11/11/its-time-for-election-shattered-republicans-to-walk-back-from-the-ledge/ | It's Time For Election-Shattered Republicans To Walk Back From The Ledge | It's Time For Election-Shattered Republicans To Walk Back From The Ledge
US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney arrives on stage to concede defeat to President... [+] Barack Obama on November 6, 2012 in Boston. (Image credit: AFP/Getty Images via @daylife)
In the days since President Obama’s re-election, this... |
9da9cee69c08d8a33c918cd2f08ebe9f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2012/12/24/in-troubled-times-president-obama-continues-to-lead-from-behind/ | In Troubled Times, President Obama Continues to Lead From Behind | In Troubled Times, President Obama Continues to Lead From Behind
The late, great Robert Bartley once said about Jimmy Carter that he knew his administration was doomed to fail when he was alerted to an anecdote about his leadership style. So hands-on was our 39th president that he actually oversaw usage of the tennis c... |
546e034817ccb0f6a96433a9301a037a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2013/01/05/the-politics-of-downton-abbeys-julian-fellowes-surely-swing-right-wing/ | The Politics of Downton Abbey's Julian Fellowes Surely Swing Right Wing | The Politics of Downton Abbey's Julian Fellowes Surely Swing Right Wing
Writer Julian Fellowes holds the awards for OutstandingWriting for a Minniseries, Movie or Dramatic... [+] Special for Downton Abbey at the 63rd annual Primetime Emmy Awards. (Image credit: AFP/Getty Images via @daylife)
Roughly five years ago a wo... |
f68e4c3d39881454a2d8cc6ea1802eb5 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2013/01/23/swiss-national-bank-cruelly-puts-a-bulls-eye-on-switzerlands-economy/ | Swiss National Bank Cruelly Puts a Bull's Eye On Switzerland's Economy | Swiss National Bank Cruelly Puts a Bull's Eye On Switzerland's Economy
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St. Moritz, Switzerland – Nosebleed gasoline and food prices, a financial crisis, and an austere jobs picture has been the “reward” for Americans laboring under the dollar-cheapening policies of George W... |
80da486d2e98c383b089ca9a6c8c5b1e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2013/03/03/the-life-enhancing-unrelenting-brilliance-of-income-inequality/ | The Life Enhancing, Unrelenting Brilliance of Income Inequality | The Life Enhancing, Unrelenting Brilliance of Income Inequality
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If there’s one thing that’s certain about media coverage of periods when a Republican is in the White House, it’s that copious amounts of ink will be spilled decrying “rising levels of income inequality” that al... |
222523c1885d38828b41b4ed90caf6e6 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2013/03/05/the-ongoing-and-hideous-lie-about-victimized-mortgage-walkers/ | The Ongoing, and Hideous Lie About 'Victimized' Mortgage Holders | The Ongoing, and Hideous Lie About 'Victimized' Mortgage Holders
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On its most recent magazine cover with the "The Great American Housing Rebound" as the title, Bloomberg BusinessWeek featured characters that, as the New York Post put it, were "drawn to look like minorities." Perhaps... |
c4799dff06684640a9c8e6cb8863bb94 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2013/03/10/the-comical-central-planning-fantasy-that-is-nominal-gdp-targeting/ | The Comical, Central Planning Fantasy That Is 'Market' Monetarism | The Comical, Central Planning Fantasy That Is 'Market' Monetarism
Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Ben Bernanke. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)
From 1979 to 1982, then Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker foisted the now discredited policy of monetarism on the U.S., and the world more broadly. Somewhat happily... |
debe4e6e9dba1dc1f313267278263d46 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2013/03/14/brendan-brown-and-the-global-curse-of-the-federal-reserve/ | Brendan Brown, and The Global Curse Of the Federal Reserve | Brendan Brown, and The Global Curse Of the Federal Reserve
The great British political economist John Stuart Mill long ago observed that ‘most of the time the machinery of money is unimportant, but when it gets out of control it becomes the monkey wrench in all the other machinery of the economy.” Notable about the quo... |
5e427a7769a2084be8e507edbe17d5c6 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2013/03/24/uber-the-amazing-car-service-lays-waste-to-worry-about-income-inequality/ | Uber, The Amazing Car Service, Lays Waste to Worry About Income Inequality | Uber, The Amazing Car Service, Lays Waste to Worry About Income Inequality
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About entrepreneurs, Austrian School economist Ludwig von Mises long ago observed that the successful ones achieve wealth for removing “unease” from our lives. Or put more plainly, luxury is historical in nature, so as incom... |
3cb74a760a9e115fb16df6d2854d4768 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2013/07/21/the-unions-didnt-bankrupt-detroit-but-great-american-cars-did/ | The Unions Didn't Bankrupt Detroit, But Great American Cars Did | The Unions Didn't Bankrupt Detroit, But Great American Cars Did
The Renaissance Center in downtown Detroit serves as the global headquarters of General Motors.... [+] (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Those who rent cars are increasingly aware of the high quality vehicles manufactured by wrongly bailed out U.S. automakers. Mor... |
ae90c0c5ce63d0e2afefa41fa529570f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2013/09/02/a-monetary-policy-masterpiece-of-a-book-that-everyone-should-read/ | A Monetary Policy Masterpiece Of A Book That Everyone Should Read | A Monetary Policy Masterpiece Of A Book That Everyone Should Read
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In the 17th century Great Britain was an economic afterthought. It’s hard to imagine this today, but its economy was 1/8th the size of India’s.
But thanks to a ‘Glorious Revolution’ that led to Dutch prince William being crowne... |
6e93c833e14d28285bbc7e649bff1176 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2013/09/29/the-politically-correct-myth-about-a-link-between-education-and-economic-growth/ | The Politically Correct Myth About A Link Between Education And Economic Growth | The Politically Correct Myth About A Link Between Education And Economic Growth
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“The successful conduct of business demands qualities quite other than those necessary for passing examinations – even if the examinations deal with subjects bearing on the work of the position in que... |
1e4819898701cfa092b21a7a290d5cb3 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2013/10/01/the-republicans-must-aggressively-seek-credit-for-the-federal-government-shutdown/ | The Republicans Must Aggressively Seek Credit For The Federal Government Shutdown | The Republicans Must Aggressively Seek Credit For The Federal Government Shutdown
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The Republican Party didn’t blink, and as a result non-essential aspects of the federal government are soon to be shut down. Republican politicians and members of the Party should ch... |
eb016dca2ff3b81ca93627d35e0e9a82 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2013/11/05/wall-street-love-of-ben-bernankes-quantitative-easing-is-an-obnoxious-myth/ | Wall Street 'Love' Of Ben Bernanke's Quantitative Easing Is An Obnoxious Myth | Wall Street 'Love' Of Ben Bernanke's Quantitative Easing Is An Obnoxious Myth
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It's accepted wisdom within the commentariat - both right and left - that Wall Street loves ‘easy money.' To believe what one reads is to accept the view that financial instit... |
1ca9854f951dd83e777415454ffaad77 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2013/11/10/president-obama-clearly-never-worked-for-goldman-sachs/ | President Obama Clearly Never Worked For Goldman Sachs | President Obama Clearly Never Worked For Goldman Sachs
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For newly minted employees of Goldman Sachs, one of the first things they’re instructed on during training is the ephemeral nature of investment banks. Using deal ‘tombstones’ from decades past, es... |
1514018685219e7e6e806c62b85cced4 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2013/11/25/to-block-out-insiders-like-steven-cohen-is-to-blind-the-stock-markets/ | To Block Out Insiders Like Steven Cohen Is To Blind The Stock Markets | To Block Out Insiders Like Steven Cohen Is To Blind The Stock Markets
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As the Wall Street Journal reported earlier this month, when George Weinert, CEO of Novatel Wireless , learned of a planned order cancellation from a large Novatel ... |
5d08a94e3520c8af31d4b54b9fd56894 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2013/12/08/chinas-ghost-cities-have-nothing-on-the-ghost-country-that-is-the-u-s/ | China's 'Ghost Cities' Have Nothing On The 'Ghost Country' That Is The U.S. | China's 'Ghost Cities' Have Nothing On The 'Ghost Country' That Is The U.S.
Ordos, China's biggest Ghost city. (Photo credit: iamuday)
China’s rise as an economic powerhouse is one of the happiest stories of modern times. Though its citizens once struggled in horrific ways under the brutal thumb of a totalitarian gover... |
85823aa60ab10d5aa47ff3b4e1608122 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2013/12/15/for-paul-ryan-and-the-republicans-tomorrow-is-the-day-that-never-comes/ | For Paul Ryan And The Republicans, Tomorrow Is The Day That Never Comes | For Paul Ryan And The Republicans, Tomorrow Is The Day That Never Comes
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Back in 2011, and during that budget ceiling fight, it was suggested by more than a few members of the commentariat that the “unrealistic wing of the conservative movement” would break the Republican ... |
77bd0de012cc26b9dbbcb9b4b3098667 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2013/12/29/ben-affleck-and-the-movie-industry-finally-admit-that-the-laffer-curve-is-very-real/ | Ben Affleck And The Movie Industry Finally Admit That The Laffer Curve Is Very Real | Ben Affleck And The Movie Industry Finally Admit That The Laffer Curve Is Very Real
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The late great political economist Jude Wanniski long ago observed that whatever our individual politics, we’re all supply siders in the microeconomic sense.... |
af8447a7d442055fd2f664e76806243d | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2014/01/07/bitcoin-trashing-by-the-punditry-unwittingly-makes-the-case-for-a-gold-standard/?utm_source=followingimmediate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20140107 | Bitcoin Trashing By The Punditry Unwittingly Makes The Case For The Gold Standard | Bitcoin Trashing By The Punditry Unwittingly Makes The Case For The Gold Standard
A gold-standard 1928 one-dollar bill. It is identified as a "United States Note" rather than a... [+] Federal Reserve note and by the words "Will Pay to the Bearer on Demand," which do not appear on today's currency. (Photo credit: Wikipe... |
0b6153339e5ab5b71b163c0cf305ac9e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2014/02/02/congratulations-to-seattle-seahawks-coach-pete-carroll-the-nfls-greatest-failure/ | Congratulations To Seattle Seahawks Coach Pete Carroll, The NFL's Greatest Failure | Congratulations To Seattle Seahawks Coach Pete Carroll, The NFL's Greatest Failure
Pete Carroll’s Seattle Seahawks thoroughly mauled the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII, 43-8. The win squarely places Carroll in an elite circle of all-time great football coaches.
Most would give anything to have a Super Bowl win on ... |
5ab4dae2bd0c3f7eb4e931aac3616d0d | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2014/06/06/falling-unemployment-is-janet-yellens-enemy-given-her-false-definition-of-inflation/ | Falling Unemployment Is Janet Yellen's Enemy Given Her False Definition Of Inflation | Falling Unemployment Is Janet Yellen's Enemy Given Her False Definition Of Inflation
When manufacture of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner began in 2007, one not-so-notable aspect of the efficient plane's creation was that it was taking place around the world, in seven different countries. Even something as prosaic as the pencil... |
80abf1625e8ac2bcfb38666d4e02739c | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2014/06/22/the-economics-of-rob-lowe-a-hollywood-star-willing-to-reveal-once-private-stories/ | Rob Lowe Explains Economics Through Stories Once Only Told To His Friends | Rob Lowe Explains Economics Through Stories Once Only Told To His Friends
It was during high school in the Los Angeles area in the late 1980s that my political views began to take shape. Though I’d self-identified from early childhood as a Republican (kids usually adopt their parents’ Party affiliation), it was then th... |
21cf741fbd3b9ccf589a961f863e1a6a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2014/06/25/market-bubble-the-mythical-default-adjective-used-by-lazy-pundits/ | Market 'Bubble': The Mythical Default Adjective Used By Lazy Pundits | Market 'Bubble': The Mythical Default Adjective Used By Lazy Pundits
Back in the early part of the 20th century when the automobile industry was in its infancy, there were over 2,000 car companies in operation. Notable there is that only around 1 percent survived.
This statistic from over 100 years ago is worth bringin... |
4c4498a011e0e0598eb2e22d88b4eb52 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2014/07/06/dont-fear-fracking-fear-the-horrid-illusion-that-revived-fracking/ | Don't Fear 'Fracking,' Fear The Horrid Illusion That Revived Fracking | Don't Fear 'Fracking,' Fear The Horrid Illusion That Revived Fracking
In 1980 Julian Simon famously bet modern Malthusian Paul Ehrlich $10,000 that five commodity metals chosen by Ehrlich (he selected copper, chromium, nickel, tin and tungsten) would decline in price by 1990. Simon’s point was that price signals tell p... |
b613e25f10a998b2845d8de4840d0a62 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2014/07/20/dinesh-dsouzas-america-will-have-some-conservatives-yearning-for-michael-moores/ | Dinesh D'Souza's 'America' Will Have Some Conservatives Yearning For Michael Moore's | Dinesh D'Souza's 'America' Will Have Some Conservatives Yearning For Michael Moore's
Back in 2010, and amid some of the worst economic times of Barack Obama’s failed presidency, I lunched with an entrepreneur whose signage business was booming both domestically and globally. I asked this person how he thrived despite a... |
0a672a5047923c2392ceb40aa14b2d94 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2014/07/27/houstons-1980s-implosion-foretold-our-slow-growth-rush-into-fracking/ | Houston's 1980s Implosion Tells The Tale Of Our Slow-Growth Rush Into Fracking | Houston's 1980s Implosion Tells The Tale Of Our Slow-Growth Rush Into Fracking
In a 1986 speech delivered to the Forum Club of Houston, long-time Wall Street Journal editorial page editor Robert Bartley told an interested audience that “Throughout the instabilities of recent decades, the price of oil in gold has demons... |
b38c790d90363f6f0ce34a7b922f4bf5 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2014/07/30/whatever-the-truth-about-herbalife-bill-ackman-is-an-economic-hero/ | Whatever The Truth About Herbalife, Bill Ackman Is An Economic Hero | Whatever The Truth About Herbalife, Bill Ackman Is An Economic Hero
As is well known now, hedge fund manager Bill Ackman’s attempt to expose Herbalife as a pyramid scheme last week came up short. Though he billed his presentation on the nutritional supplements provider as a “death blow” ahead of time, markets disagreed... |
ff92d63312df0a08f1297c39ef31bcfb | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2014/08/03/the-more-president-obama-plays-golf-the-more-we-should-love-him/ | The More President Obama Plays Golf, The More Conservatives Should Loudly Cheer Him On | The More President Obama Plays Golf, The More Conservatives Should Loudly Cheer Him On
“If you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine will run into the ditch before they reach you.” – Calvin Coolidge
A recent report in the New York Post revealed that since his 2012 re-election, President Obama... |
4b4901f3e60dbce6700f28f8a284485c | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2014/09/21/stanley-fischers-systemic-risk-hubris-sets-the-stage-for-the-next-fed-created-crisis/ | Stanley Fischer's 'Systemic Risk' Hubris Sets The Stage For The Next Fed-Created Crisis | Stanley Fischer's 'Systemic Risk' Hubris Sets The Stage For The Next Fed-Created Crisis
Most are familiar by now with the amazing story of investor John Paulson. Having predicted trouble in the mortgage market ahead of 2008, Paulson positioned one of his hedge funds to profit from a decline in the value of mortgages. T... |
45aecebb9bb1c8c1b486bc0309de1f9a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2014/10/16/david-gordon-takes-aim-at-steve-forbes-but-hits-ludwig-von-mises/ | David Gordon Takes Aim At Steve Forbes, But Hits Ludwig von Mises | David Gordon Takes Aim At Steve Forbes, But Hits Ludwig von Mises
Last week Mises Institute senior fellow David Gordon reviewed Money, the book released last summer by Steve Forbes and Elizabeth Ames. Gordon described it as “odd” in the sense that he disagreed with how the authors have chosen to define money. What stru... |
d942bb00968129ffa9df3a3c6dec8b11 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2014/11/02/atlas-shrugged-part-iii-imagining-a-world-without-the-1-percenters/ | Atlas Shrugged, Part III: Imagining A World Without The '1 Percenters' | Atlas Shrugged, Part III: Imagining A World Without The '1 Percenters'
“We are all blessed by the genius of the relatively few.” – Warren Brookes
Those eleven words written by Warren Brookes in his classic book, The Economy In Mind, in nearly every way tell the story of economic growth. While conservatives and liberals... |
07e24c1c18e4b563c792de1781859345 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2014/11/23/walter-isaacsons-the-innovators-shows-why-job-destruction-leads-to-abundant-job-creation/ | Walter Isaacson's 'The Innovators' Reveals The Job-Creating Genius Behind Job Destruction | Walter Isaacson's 'The Innovators' Reveals The Job-Creating Genius Behind Job Destruction
In The Age of Turbulence, Alan Greenspan’s 2007 memoir, the former Fed Chairman recalled two visits to the former Soviet Union that occurred far apart in terms of time. During his second visit Greenspan was struck by the sight of ... |
ce86c1e5e08dc0778124ce152113bd8e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2015/02/02/lets-be-serious-falling-oil-prices-are-not-causing-the-busts-in-texas-and-north-dakota/ | Let's Be Serious, Falling Oil Prices Are Not Causing The Busts In Texas And North Dakota | Let's Be Serious, Falling Oil Prices Are Not Causing The Busts In Texas And North Dakota
In the 1960s IBM's first mainframe computer that filled a whole room would have set you back $1.5 million. Today, the cost of an exponentially more powerful and functional computer operated on your lap can be measured in the hundre... |
d5153755c999b3b15dfb6be745d23310 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2015/06/21/jeb-bushs-call-for-puny-4-growth-would-get-him-fired-in-the-private-secotr/ | Jeb Bush's Call For Puny 4% Growth Would Get Him Fired In The Private Sector | Jeb Bush's Call For Puny 4% Growth Would Get Him Fired In The Private Sector
With 23 home runs through 66 games, Washington Nationals’ star outfielder Bryce Harper is on pace to hit over 50 this season. If so, his output would amount to a 127% improvement over his rookie season, and a 280% improvement over last year w... |
d2722f875343cc17ec637400d20aabde | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2015/10/25/unable-to-fire-george-w-bush-canadas-electorate-voted-out-stephen-harper/?utm_source=followingimmediate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20151025 | Unable To Fire George W. Bush, Canada's Electorate Voted Out Stephen Harper | Unable To Fire George W. Bush, Canada's Electorate Voted Out Stephen Harper
As is well known now, left-leaning Canadian politician Justin Trudeau registered a big win last week over long-serving Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Media and pundit consensus was that a lagging Canadian economy - most notably in the commodit... |
9bb8edef43485a055f63585b49be6310 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2015/12/02/an-incomplete-history-of-the-new-deal-that-fdr-would-have-loved/?utm_source=followingimmediate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20151202 | An Incomplete History Of The New Deal That FDR Would Have Loved | An Incomplete History Of The New Deal That FDR Would Have Loved
In 1920 and 1921, the U.S. economy contracted. The recession was massive; far greater than the contraction that revealed itself from 1929-30.
Most, however, are unaware of the downturn that took place ten years before the Great Depression began. They’re ... |
3b6d36b6767a7325713cc9bd4a22d87e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2016/01/24/the-massive-hangover-awaiting-ted-cruz-bernie-sanders-and-donald-trump-supporters/?utm_source=followingimmediate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20160124 | The Massive Hangover Awaiting Ted Cruz, Bernie Sanders And Donald Trump Supporters | The Massive Hangover Awaiting Ted Cruz, Bernie Sanders And Donald Trump Supporters
According to certain segments of the electorate, hope and change are around the corner. Not Barack Obama-style “hope and change” that amounted to a big hangover for his most ardent supporters after 2008, but 'new' hope and a 'new direct... |
b948589b256cae3850b7dabfd2e0e126 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2016/07/31/hillary-clinton-beat-expectations-which-isnt-saying-much/ | Hillary Clinton Beat Expectations, Which Isn't Saying Much | Hillary Clinton Beat Expectations, Which Isn't Saying Much
Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine wrap up their three-day bus tour through Pennsylvania and Ohio in July... [+] 2016. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
In a speech on Wednesday night in which he referred to himself 119 times, but also made time to praise Hill... |
39f40048e29264f942fe9dc0c40589f7 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2016/11/13/spoiledandeliteversusspoiledandelite/ | Donald Trump Vs. Hillary Clinton: Voter Frustration Expressed Amid Opulence | Donald Trump Vs. Hillary Clinton: Voter Frustration Expressed Amid Opulence
About what you’re about to read, please feel free to click off right this minute. You’re reading one of those individuals who persistently scoffed at Donald Trump’s national presidential ambitions throughout the primaries. And then having bee... |
c39e9dc766129b888964cc28e4ca5c0b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2018/02/04/super-bowl-stimulus-helicopter-money-for-sports-mad-keynesians/ | Super Bowl 'Stimulus': Helicopter Money for Sports-Mad Keynesians | Super Bowl 'Stimulus': Helicopter Money for Sports-Mad Keynesians
A couple of years ago amid relatively slow growth, excitement about “helicopter money” grew inside the economics profession. While economists weren’t literally calling for federal officials to drop Federal Reserve notes from helicopters into stagnant co... |
bfd7a1d1e85d1b12b317f8a35d40e62c | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2018/04/01/defunct-plaza-pasadena-is-evidence-that-amazon-isnt-killing-retail/ | Defunct Plaza Pasadena Is Evidence That Amazon Isn't Killing Retail | Defunct Plaza Pasadena Is Evidence That Amazon Isn't Killing Retail
The Plaza Pasadena shopping center opened in early 1980. Its creators likened its arrival to “the transition of Europe from the medieval era to modern times.”
Except that it never lived up to its billing as a shopping center that was supposed to reviv... |
8ac39574890c6c07cb6a72cccde0d596 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2018/05/06/the-faux-retirement-crisis-is-rooted-in-a-20th-century-definition-of-work/ | The Faux 'Retirement Crisis' Is Rooted In a 20th Century Definition of 'Work' | The Faux 'Retirement Crisis' Is Rooted In a 20th Century Definition of 'Work'
Nearly two months ago the National Basketball Association staged a draft. Was this for male or female basketball players? Not even close. It was for videogame players. The NBA is starting a video basketball league in order to profit from a... |
b7275d099e2d336123945051045a8ee2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2018/08/26/despite-what-the-fed-alludes-banks-arent-the-only-source-of-credit/?utm_source=followingimmediate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20180826 | To Weaken Banks, Force One-Size-Fits-All Capital Buffers On Them | To Weaken Banks, Force One-Size-Fits-All Capital Buffers On Them
“A lot of that risk didn’t go away, it was just displaced outside of the banking industry.” Those are the words of U.S. Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting in the Wall Street Journal. Otting was acknowledging the supremely obvious: as regulators hav... |
733e54e130182571c9fb7de7e3bf1844 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2018/09/09/dont-let-the-alarmists-fool-you-millennials-dont-think-socialism-is-cool/?utm_source=followingimmediate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20180909 | Don't Let The Alarmists Fool You, Millennials Don't Think Socialism Is 'Cool' | Don't Let The Alarmists Fool You, Millennials Don't Think Socialism Is 'Cool'
Last year, accounting firm Ernst & Young (E&Y) boosted paternity leave from six to sixteen weeks. And while it’s possible the company has abnormally kind management, the feelings that may or may not have informed the development were really ... |
b6ac0fb6bb89072b87d1c1168067ee55 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2018/11/15/why-my-thanksgiving-feast-will-be-cheaper-and-healthier-than-your-organic-meal/ | Why My Thanksgiving Feast Will Be Cheaper And Healthier Than Your Organic Meal | Why My Thanksgiving Feast Will Be Cheaper And Healthier Than Your Organic Meal
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Thanksgiving is upon us, which means families across... |
054e48c849203c0fdf28cd4d0b5cac59 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2019/01/13/the-story-of-botox-is-plainly-about-much-more-than-botox/?utm_source=followingimmediate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20190113 | The Unsung Story Of Botox Is About Much More Than Botox | The Unsung Story Of Botox Is About Much More Than Botox
The doctor cosmetologist makes the Rejuvenating facial injections procedure for tightening and... [+] smoothing wrinkles on the face skin of a beautiful, young woman in a beauty salon.Cosmetology skin care. Getty
“We fail to remember, for instance, that it was th... |
98155f51c00d0043d0a476c12aedee40 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2019/01/27/the-flamboyant-absurdity-of-modern-monetary-theory/?fbclid=IwAR1MZt8fWgTGlxFrNyU0K3HSy6mRLAeaFp0PtPdWNBCvXM4g3IkxTpfJKgw | The Flamboyant Absurdity of 'Modern Monetary Theory' | The Flamboyant Absurdity of 'Modern Monetary Theory'
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“Money does not pay for anything, never has, never will. It is an economic axiom as old as the hills that goods and services can be paid for only with good and services.” –... |
d748ee7d73595cb510a91af3c2c1b73c | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2019/02/24/sorry-mystics-trump-didnt-talk-up-the-markets-by-smacking-down-the-fed/?utm_source=followingimmediate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20190224 | Sorry Mystics, Trump Didn't Talk Up The Markets By Smacking Down The Fed | Sorry Mystics, Trump Didn't Talk Up The Markets By Smacking Down The Fed
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In his recently released book, This Is Cuba, Daniel Ariosto observed how U.S. dollars in most ways liquefy Cuba’s economy. For retail alone, 90% is driv... |
d7fe9447524e32db3f582e653791c2c2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2021/01/28/ignore-the-populist-gamestop-hype-short-sellers-are-heroes/?sh=11f6ebfa73cf | Ignore The Populist GameStop Hype. Short Sellers Are Heroes | Ignore The Populist GameStop Hype. Short Sellers Are Heroes
Back around 2007, investor John Paulson began to feel skeptical about the viability of mortgage securities. Though demand for them was much greater than supply, Paulson sensed that lending standards had plummeted so far that loan delinquencies were set to surg... |
01cb992dfd2b87bae8b1b5293730e06e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2021/02/24/book-review-mark-harriss-spellbinding-mike-nichols-a-life/ | Book Review: Mark Harris’s Excellent and Inspiring ‘Mike Nichols: A Life’ | Book Review: Mark Harris’s Excellent and Inspiring ‘Mike Nichols: A Life’
He was the one everyone wanted to sit next to at dinner. Though Joseph Epstein didn’t mention him in his excellent book Charm: The Elusive Enchantment, it’s not unreasonable to speculate that Epstein would view the late Mike Nichols as a certain ... |
5a5d43072c5a8e190b871b21d1018bc2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2021/03/03/book-review-joe-biden-by-evan-osnos/ | Book Review: Evan Osnos Reveals The Good, Bad And Inexplicable About The 46th President In ‘Joe Biden’ | Book Review: Evan Osnos Reveals The Good, Bad And Inexplicable About The 46th President In ‘Joe Biden’
Cato Institute co-founder Ed Crane has long argued that it’s hard to be informed about politics and economics without reading the Washington Post and New York Times. Crane’s viewpoint may strike some as odd given the ... |
4536c964df9b713df17d83e43463018f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2021/03/07/economics-the-art-of-complicating-what-is-incredibly-simple/ | Economics: The Art Of Complicating What Is Incredibly Simple | Economics: The Art Of Complicating What Is Incredibly Simple
“The sole use of money is to circulate consumable goods.” Those are the words of Adam Smith. It was a throwaway line in Wealth of Nations so over-the-top obvious was it. Money only has a purpose insofar as there’s already production. Money doesn’t instigate p... |
6979d025eaccc1245ebc540b58dc476c | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntharvey/2011/05/14/money-growth-does-not-cause-inflation/ | Money Growth Does Not Cause Inflation! | Money Growth Does Not Cause Inflation!
It is conventional wisdom that printing more money causes inflation. This is why we are seeing so many warnings today of how Quantitative Easing I and II and the federal government’s deficit are about to lead to skyrocketing prices. The only problem is, it’s not true. That’s not h... |
cd21ef450ca0a80c3c927ec6af90fbe6 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntharvey/2011/07/02/learn-to-love-the-deficit/ | Why You Should Learn to Love the Deficit: Federal Budget Fallacies | Why You Should Learn to Love the Deficit: Federal Budget Fallacies
I’ve made eleven contributions to Forbes.com so far, over half of which were aimed directly at correcting misconceptions regarding the debt and deficit. Nothing could be more foolish right now than policies that reduce government spending or increase ta... |
01334318df08eaeb0fac2305db958e74 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntharvey/2012/10/22/government-creates-jobs/ | Of Course the Government Can Create Jobs! | Of Course the Government Can Create Jobs!
A recurring theme in the Presidential Debates has been the role of the government in the economy. There are obviously many complex issues involved and a number of tradeoffs and caveats exist with any policy. That said, however, the assertion that the government cannot create jo... |
e5ce6e5dca35e629a026e2a07c76ce96 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntharvey/2013/01/07/social-security-rerun/ | Why Social Security Can't go Bankrupt: Rerun | Why Social Security Can't go Bankrupt: Rerun
My very first Forbes.com post almost two years ago explained how Social Security could not fail simply because it ran out of money. As Social Security funding is once again in the news and there appears to be concern that it could, indeed, go bankrupt or in some way contribu... |
a10e7cee6b62a5cda5ce60bde4aa2baa | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntharvey/2014/09/17/wheres-the-hyperinflation/ | Where's The Hyperinflation That Pundits Are Predicting? | Where's The Hyperinflation That Pundits Are Predicting?
The Federal Reserve’s post-financial crisis policies have led a number of pundits to predict hyperinflation for the United States (see for example Is U.S. Hyperinflation Imminent?, Gold Videocast: Peter Schiff Answers Your FAQs, Central Bank Policy Will Create Inf... |
78bf541f58ca33572bf783d2802b6c11 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntharvey/2015/09/21/can-america-afford-sanders/ | Can America Afford Bernie Sanders' Agenda? | Can America Afford Bernie Sanders' Agenda?
MANCHESTER, NH - SEPTEMBER 19: Democratic Presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) .... [+] (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images)
On September 14, the Wall Street Journal published a piece arguing that presidential candidate Bernie Sanders’ proposed programs would be... |
f82efb8a5edd0b2192bb7ffbb322a24e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntharvey/2021/03/03/texas-snatching-defeat-from-the-jaws-of-victory/ | Texas: Snatching Defeat From The Jaws Of Victory | Texas: Snatching Defeat From The Jaws Of Victory
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Today’s ADP Employment Report of 117,000 jobs added, falling well short of the expected 177,000, was not encouragi... |
02cb7be521101133a412bbe72ff59b2d | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntobey/2014/04/05/4-reasons-not-to-buy-biotechs-yet/ | 4 Reasons Not To Buy Biotechs Yet | 4 Reasons Not To Buy Biotechs Yet
Biotech stocks dropped again, but four reasons indicate that waiting remains the best strategy. Attitudes of investors appear not to have turned negative yet and, therefore, biotech stocks are susceptible to more selling.
The biotech sell-off, while possibly presenting trading opportun... |
dffbecbef9eff98c8d035a4e643681b7 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntobey/2014/04/09/ignore-momentum-advice-buy-real-growth-stocks/ | Ignore Momentum Advice -- Buy Real Growth Stocks | Ignore Momentum Advice -- Buy Real Growth Stocks
“They” are at it again, trying to trip up our investment plans. A deluge of articles warns that “momentum” investing (i.e., investors chasing performance) created a bubble-like environment that is now popping. The conclusion? Run from growth, and focus on dividends and s... |
4588aa16004937d0cb869f1243449b99 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntobey/2014/04/26/apple-has-dazzling-sideshow-but-main-event-is-boring/ | Apple Has Dazzling Sideshow, But Main Event Is Boring | Apple Has Dazzling Sideshow, But Main Event Is Boring
Imagine. Steve Jobs comes onstage, firing up his iPad to project beautiful tables and charts of money. From the stage sofa, he announces Apple ’s stock split (“Now the little investor can buy 70 shares instead of only ten”). He then tells about the big dividend m... |
4f7b621d4ea3e4a048ae2e9baa85f037 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntobey/2014/05/08/fed-refuses-to-remove-its-100-tax-on-savers/ | Fed Refuses To Remove Its 100% Tax On Savers | Fed Refuses To Remove Its 100% Tax On Savers
Under new management, the Federal Reserve nevertheless continues its non-reality show. Only now they’re inventing reasons not to let savers have their due. Fed head Yellen just cited the old, now non-existent, “problems” of low inflation, housing doldrums and too-high unemp... |
eb0be56222fa7fc3dec573e06d76e0c5 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntobey/2014/05/18/stock-market-stability-the-calm-before-sunny-days/ | Stock Market Stability - The Calm Before... Sunny Days | Stock Market Stability - The Calm Before... Sunny Days
The “it’s quiet – too quiet” crowd warns that the market’s calmness is a setup for unwary investors. We’re told that, with too-high values (they’re not) and biotech/tech bubbles bursting (they’re neither bubbles nor bursting), it’s only a matter of time before the ... |
5c3a3e86ecb0f08f6fd2f18f47b79af1 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntobey/2014/10/10/a-key-indicator-for-this-stock-market-the-us-adviors-sentiment-report/ | A Key Indicator For This Stock Market: The 'US Adviors' Sentiment Report' | A Key Indicator For This Stock Market: The 'US Adviors' Sentiment Report'
Investors Intelligence has published the "US Advisors’ Sentiment Report" for over fifty years. Released each Wednesday, it is unique among sentiment surveys by providing an objective view of investment newsletter authors’ bullishness and bearishn... |
55b25f3a1ea995420932ade41fc1d286 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntobey/2015/02/28/irving-kahns-legacy-to-investors-style-is-everything/ | Irving Kahn's Legacy To Investors: Style Is Everything | Irving Kahn's Legacy To Investors: Style Is Everything
As one of the oldest professional investors, Irving Kahn’s openly shared his successful investment observations and beliefs. With his passing, these insights are now a valuable legacy to investors. Most important is the understanding of his “value” investment appro... |
526acaa947f96537b23669b8dcd6dbf2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntobey/2016/03/31/is-chevrons-debt-funded-4-5-yield-really-worth-70x-pe-300-payout/ | Is Chevron's Debt-Funded 4.5% Yield Really Worth 70x P/E, 300% Payout? | Is Chevron's Debt-Funded 4.5% Yield Really Worth 70x P/E, 300% Payout?
Chevron carries special weight in the eyes of the dividend focused. Management has assured investors that maintaining the dividend is the #1 priority (see Investors Business Daily’s, “Chevron Sees Capex Cuts Through 2018 But Again Backs Dividend”).... |
d8410a7a4c82a6ad092d11a7d3b86147 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntobey/2017/08/14/sorry-barrons-the-2017-stock-market-is-not-cursed-because-it-ends-in-7/ | Sorry, Barron's - The 2017 Stock Market Is Not Cursed Because It Ends In '7' | Sorry, Barron's - The 2017 Stock Market Is Not Cursed Because It Ends In '7'
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In my previous write-up (“It's Time To Ride Stocks And Leave The Worrying To Others”), I quoted pertinent articles, including a surprising one from the latest Barron’s. The distinguished “Up and Down Wall Street” column carries th... |
7f4804a792e37afc09756113790364a1 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntobey/2018/02/26/federal-reserve-friend-or-foe-analysts-make-seven-errors-of-judgment/?utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=yahootix&partner=yahootix | Interest Rates: 7 Errors Investors Are Making | Interest Rates: 7 Errors Investors Are Making
On the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Jan. 31, 2018. At Janet Yellen's final meeting as chair,... [+] the Fed kept its key short-term rate in a still-low range of 1.25 percent to 1.5 percent. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
There is much discussion about the Federal Reserve’s... |
90da012bcbc32f6f95fd383a15518029 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntobey/2018/07/27/homebuilding-five-reasons-why-growth-can-continue/ | Homebuilding: Five Reasons Why Growth Can Continue | Homebuilding: Five Reasons Why Growth Can Continue
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This week has seen plentiful negative housing sales news – but mistakenly so. (See “Ignore The Negativity About Home Sales - The Data, Analysis And Conclusions Are Flawed” for an explanation.... |
9734ab40e8dc7eac7ce4862725fba68f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntobey/2019/05/26/media-grossly-misinterprets-new-home-sales-report-two-firms-got-it-right/ | Media Grossly Misinterprets New Home Sales Report. Two Firms Got It Right | Media Grossly Misinterprets New Home Sales Report. Two Firms Got It Right
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New home sales, the latest indicator of housing market health, show revised upward growth. Year-to-date 2019 sales are 6.6% ahead of 2018. However, that good news appears in only a few media repo... |
4d1a33a9de9b158a53b5e919520bfecb | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntobey/2019/05/31/data-mining-for-investment-gems-is-a-popular-failure/ | Data Mining For Investment Gems Is A Popular Failure | Data Mining For Investment Gems Is A Popular Failure
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Data mining – The hunt for hidden correlations that others do not see. Sounds great, what with all the data and computing power available. But, wait… Don’t all investors have access to those resources? Then why should we think ther... |
7228352362566dac83162db3e1d8031c | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntobey/2019/06/30/homebuilding-is-not-weak-sales-are-up-4-with-potential-for-more/ | Homebuilding Is Not Weak - Sales Are Up 4% With Potential For More | Homebuilding Is Not Weak - Sales Are Up 4% With Potential For More
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Ignore all those negative articles about homebuilding. They suffer from many flaws. (See “Media Grossly Misinterprets New Home Sales Repo... |
0eb0463548eaddaa3931c76365817aa9 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntobey/2021/02/27/gamestop-stock-gme-price-rise-is-enticing-but-misleading--dont-get-trapped/ | GameStop Stock (GME) Price Rise Is Enticing, But Misleading – Don’t Get Trapped | GameStop Stock (GME) Price Rise Is Enticing, But Misleading – Don’t Get Trapped
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GameStop’s GME 150% stock price rise last week is a "gotcha" jump. GameStop (GME) lacks the fundamental support to break through the $150 upside barrier in earnest. Its brief foray last... |
47ad707b46c30d0d9fcd1c519ab5fff4 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntorpey/2020/10/15/what-is-the-true-death-toll-of-covid/ | What Is The True Death Toll Of Covid? | What Is The True Death Toll Of Covid?
A nurse holds patient forms at a COVID-19 clinic on October 15, 2020. (Photo by Cameron ... [+] Spencer/Getty Images) Getty Images
We need to stop repeating that the number of cumulative deaths from the coronavirus in the United States is some 216,000 (and climbing). That is the n... |
8dba90e47abc8ddfd522b5990401715c | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnvillasenor/2012/05/14/patent-reform-five-things-technology-companies-need-to-know/ | Patent Reform: Five Things Technology Companies Need to Know | Patent Reform: Five Things Technology Companies Need to Know
Intellectual property (IP), which includes not only patents, but also trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets, can be a critical asset for companies of all sizes, and is almost always a major focus in acquisition and licensing discussions. The American pate... |
2f4478a1636079a3f9fda1fda75097c3 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnvillasenor/2012/06/04/the-flame-cyber-espionage-attack-five-questions-we-should-ask/ | The Flame Cyber Espionage Attack: Five Questions We Should Ask | The Flame Cyber Espionage Attack: Five Questions We Should Ask
Last week, Kaspersky Lab announced the discovery of Flame, a malicious program with “complexity and functionality . . . exceed[ing] those of all other cyber menaces known to date.” Once installed on a computer, Flame conducts espionage using a bag of tricks... |
4932618f5ea8e4f4b1df9813b696f4fc | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnvillasenor/2012/07/02/why-artists-should-always-get-paid-by-broadcasters-who-play-their-songs/ | Why Artists Should Always Get Paid By Broadcasters Who Play Their Songs | Why Artists Should Always Get Paid By Broadcasters Who Play Their Songs
Why is it that Internet, satellite, and cable radio broadcasters pay performance royalties for the sound recordings they play, and American over-the-air “terrestrial” AM and FM broadcasters do not? The answer isn’t particularly satisfying for artis... |
9c1ca81360c2c73046432733cb6d0255 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnvillasenor/2012/10/21/can-copyrighted-works-purchased-abroad-be-resold-in-the-united-states/ | Can Copyrighted Works Purchased Abroad Be Resold In the United States? | Can Copyrighted Works Purchased Abroad Be Resold In the United States?
Next week, the Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., a case that will have fundamental consequences for the global flow of books, music, movies, and other copyrighted material.
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c4054b39b05dbd06a09688825b5c790b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnvillasenor/2012/10/28/are-we-all-copyright-infringers/ | Are We All Copyright Infringers? | Are We All Copyright Infringers?
I’ve never thought of myself as a copyright infringer. But now I’m not so sure. My possible “crime”: I recently purchased a book in London’s Heathrow Airport to read on a flight back to the United States. While reading it onboard, it occurred to me that someone else I know would find th... |
8a9e72ac53dc97a4c8f95155446882b4 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnvillasenor/2012/11/14/if-you-want-to-buy-an-american-company-ask-permission-not-forgiveness/ | If You Want to Buy an American Company, Ask Permission, Not Forgiveness | If You Want to Buy an American Company, Ask Permission, Not Forgiveness
Unfortunately, that seemingly sound advice may not have reached Ralls Corporation, a Chinese-owned company that named President Obama, Treasury Secretary Geithner, and the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) in a lawsuit re... |
67907a98ab7030b8e51251479e55be4e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnvillasenor/2012/11/27/intellectual-property-awareness-at-universities-why-ignorance-is-not-bliss/ | Intellectual Property Awareness At Universities: Why Ignorance Is Not Bliss | Intellectual Property Awareness At Universities: Why Ignorance Is Not Bliss
Recently, I conducted an informal survey of graduate engineering students at UCLA, where I teach, to assess intellectual property (IP) awareness. The results highlight the challenges of promoting and protecting IP in American universities and t... |
45148a32549b3090f8c1093977d48325 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnvillasenor/2012/12/07/how-entrepreneurs-can-thrive-under-the-first-inventor-to-file-patent-system/ | How Entrepreneurs Can Thrive Under the "First-Inventor-to-File" Patent System | How Entrepreneurs Can Thrive Under the "First-Inventor-to-File" Patent System
In September 2011, President Obama signed the America Invents Act (AIA) into law. Under one of the most important provisions of the AIA, the longstanding first-to-invent patent system will be replaced with what is often called a first-invento... |
a0e6779a996262609edcd09c0810def8 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnvillasenor/2012/12/31/online-games-and-crowdsourced-creativity-the-next-frontier-in-intellectual-property/ | Online Games And Crowdsourced Creativity: The Next Frontier In Intellectual Property | Online Games And Crowdsourced Creativity: The Next Frontier In Intellectual Property
If you ask a non-“gamer” to name a few places where some of the world’s most compelling contemporary architecture can be found, you’re likely to get answers like Beijing, Dubai, Shanghai, and Tokyo. But ask a gamer, and the answer may ... |
5c1eeb6839d3e877e867453eb3cc3c42 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnvillasenor/2013/02/04/will-it-be-legal-to-download-pirated-music-and-movies-from-servers-in-antigua/ | Will It Be Legal To Download 'Pirated' Music And Movies From Servers In Antigua? | Will It Be Legal To Download 'Pirated' Music And Movies From Servers In Antigua?
As a consequence of a long-running dispute over online gaming services, the Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda (commonly known as Antigua) may soon begin providing online access to U.S.-copyrighted movies and music without compensatin... |
74e21d57d5282e3c6b1f260dfa72ae88 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnvillasenor/2013/03/11/march-16-2013-america-transitions-to-a-first-inventor-to-file-patent-system/ | March 16, 2013: The United States Transitions To A 'First-Inventor-To-File' Patent System | March 16, 2013: The United States Transitions To A 'First-Inventor-To-File' Patent System
The United States has long had a "first-to-invent" patent system in which the date of invention could trump the date of filing a patent application in determining patent rights. However, that is set to change due to the America I... |
044420c0bb1dd064821abaef1e4a7ef2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnvillasenor/2013/03/27/supreme-court-finds-the-use-of-a-drug-sniffing-dog-to-investigate-a-home-unconstitutional/ | Supreme Court Finds The Use Of A Drug-Sniffing Dog To Investigate A Home Unconstitutional | Supreme Court Finds The Use Of A Drug-Sniffing Dog To Investigate A Home Unconstitutional
On March 26, the Supreme Court issued its decision [PDF] in Florida v. Jardines, a case involving police use of a drug-sniffing dog on the front porch of a home to detect marijuana growing inside. In a 5-4 opinion delivered by Jus... |
6ece229e80ca51ebb4f1868c59a2657a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnvillasenor/2013/06/11/why-the-nsa-leaks-will-lead-to-more-economic-espionage-against-american-companies/ | Why The NSA Leaks Will Lead To More Economic Espionage Against American Companies | Why The NSA Leaks Will Lead To More Economic Espionage Against American Companies
What happens when an American economy built in significant part on intellectual property collides with overt second-class treatment of foreigners who entrust their data to American networks and systems? We’re about to find out.
On June 5,... |
f80c86ee5a6be3b83e4e9d3d65ab5391 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnvillasenor/2013/06/16/can-google-fly-its-internet-balloons-wherever-it-wants/ | Can Google Fly Its Internet Balloons Wherever It Wants? | Can Google Fly Its Internet Balloons Wherever It Wants?
The Internet is abuzz with news of the first public flight tests in New Zealand of Google’s Project Loon, which aims to provide Internet access to underserved areas using a network of high-altitude balloons. As Google explained in a June 14 blog post:
We believe t... |
6b8effa8e93f8c45ebae519eb61a50de | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnvillasenor/2013/07/02/five-reasons-why-the-medias-love-of-u-s-government-leaks-is-problematic/ | Five Reasons Why The Media's Love Of U.S. Government Leaks Is Problematic | Five Reasons Why The Media's Love Of U.S. Government Leaks Is Problematic
These are boom times for those in the leak-reporting business. Just over a year ago, someone leaked information to the Associated Press about a foiled Yemen-based plot to bomb a U.S.-bound airliner. In June 2012 the New York Times—based on a leak... |
6337ce7cda044da6246b2ef9acc7e863 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnvillasenor/2013/09/27/looking-for-the-next-big-thing-in-smartphones-think-digital-inclusion-in-developing-countries/ | Looking For The Next Big Thing In Smartphones? Think Digital Inclusion In Developing Countries | Looking For The Next Big Thing In Smartphones? Think Digital Inclusion In Developing Countries
A few weeks ago, the technology press watched with bated breath as Apple unveiled the new iPhone 5S and 5C. They look like nice products. The 5S has a fingerprint sensor, improved imaging capabilities, and ships with Apple’s ... |
c0a8e22168505b6ae51500265fbe3bea | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnvillasenor/2013/12/18/fee-shifting-and-patent-reform-a-double-edged-sword-for-startup-companies/ | 'Fee-Shifting' And Patent Reform: A Double-Edged Sword For Startup Companies | 'Fee-Shifting' And Patent Reform: A Double-Edged Sword For Startup Companies
A fee-shifting provision in some of the patent reform bills currently working their way through Congress could have a significant impact on technology startup companies. For those that have been targeted by dubious patent infringement allegati... |
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