J. Henderson

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08/02/2008 Mises Wire J. Henderson

This week, the Wall Street Journal’s Holman Jenkins returned to his hobby horse of propping up housing prices by having the federal government pay for the destruction of houses. ( $ article) “So far...

Show Trial Planned for Energy Markets

05/12/2008 Mises Wire J. Henderson

The US House of Representatives will hold hearings on energy markets trying to determine who is causing oil prices to rise. The anti-market investigation will blame hedge funds and investment banks...

A new use for “smart bombs?”

04/03/2008 Mises Wire J. Henderson

Holman W. Jenkins, Jr., the Wall Street Journal’s most “free market” columnist reiterated his radical solution to the housing/mortgage market crash: “Using tax dollars to buy and demolish foreclosed...

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