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Dear Fla. Times-Union: Buying Local Hurts Locals
Donald J. Boudreaux, Ph.D. | April 10, 2009
Editor, Florida Times-Union  Dear Editor:Editor, Florida Times-Union  Dear Editor:  In "Florida's economy: Support local business" (April 9) you report that some Floridians are trying to boost Florida's economy by "buying local." The…
Dear NY Times: Bailouts Undermine Themselves
Donald J. Boudreaux, Ph.D. | April 10, 2009
Editor, The New York Times 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018  To the Editor:Editor, The New York Times 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018  To the Editor:  Councilwoman Melinda Katz's letter today reveals an ironic pitfall of…
Dear Wall Street Journal: CEO Pay Caps are Micromanagement
Donald J. Boudreaux, Ph.D. | March 13, 2009
Editor, The Wall Street Journal 200 Liberty Street New York, NY 10281 To the Editor:Editor, The Wall Street Journal 200 Liberty Street New York, NY 10281 To the Editor:  You report that "New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is in…
Dear NY Times: Savings Creates Efficiencies
Donald J. Boudreaux, Ph.D. | March 9, 2009
Editor, The New York Times 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018  To the Editor:Editor, The New York Times 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018  To the Editor:  Jeffrey Sachs correctly insists that "the numbers don't add up" to support…
Dear Boston Globe: Rickshaws Create Jobs Too
Donald J. Boudreaux, Ph.D. | February 24, 2009
24 February 2009  Editor, Boston Globe  Dear Editor:24 February 2009  Editor, Boston Globe  Dear Editor:  Derrick Z. Jackson reasons that among mass transit's benefits is the fact that, dollar for dollar, its provision…
Dear NY Times: Was Keynes Right About Excessive Savings?
Donald J. Boudreaux, Ph.D. | December 22, 2008
21 December 2008 Editor, The New York Times 229 West 43rd St. New York, NY 10036   To the Editor: You report that more companies are reducing their contributions to employees' 401(k) retirement accounts, saying that this "move will hurt savings…
Have Another Helping Of Obesity!
Paul F. Stifflemire, Jr. | December 15, 2003
On Monday December 8 ABC offered a Primetime Special: Whos to Blame? Obesity in America: How to Get Fat Without Really Trying. Peter Jennings advanced the notion that assigning personal responsibility is the…
Upcoming Primetime Monday Special On Obesity Is Old News
Paul F. Stifflemire, Jr. | December 5, 2003
Having already issued such gems as the following, we have to wonder why ABC is risking its glass house Monday night, December 8, palavering about how the obesity epidemic in the United States is the fault of…
Fat Like Me: How To Win The Weight War
Paul F. Stifflemire, Jr. | December 1, 2003
ABCs Meredith Vieiras offered viewers a look into the causes and costs of obesity without devolving into an indictment of those who produce and distribute food products in America. Instead, she took her…
Where Was The Washington Posts Fiscal Conservatism During The 1990s?
Paul F. Stifflemire, Jr. | November 24, 2003
     In an article entitled: Alarms Sounded On Cost of GOP Bills; Lawmakers Increase Spending to Win Votes Jonathan Weisman continues his bleat to the effect that the federal government isnt collecting enough…