Bytes in the Margin

My two cents ...

This is a pretty balanced look at how Maine's attempts to reform health care have proved difficult and have had unintended side effects. Its a big gamble to try this on a national level hoping for a different outcome.
Maine is the Charlie Brown of health care. The state’s legislators have tried for decades to fix its...

Do we really need to explain why this is a bad idea? Todd Zywicki Says a Mortgage Modification Law Could Create a Bankruptcy Crisis - WSJ.co
Mortgage modification would indeed provide a windfall for some troubled homeowners -- but its costs will be borne by aspiring future homeowners, and by any American who uses credit of any...

Go read Christopher Buckley's explanation of his NR resigation - its a fascinating look at how one conservative thinks of the "modern conservative movement."  The latter now apparently means, think as we tell you to think, and disloyalty must not be tolerated.  A lot of people are realizing that the current Republican leadereship, with its concentration ...

Seems it probably won't work so good. Glad to see Bolivia bucking the trend here. Seems like privatizing, oops, I mean purchasing shares in a bank is more effective.
RGE - Nouriel Roubini's Global EconoMonitor
But government purchase of bad assets was the exception rather than the rule. It was used only in Mexico, Japan, Bolivia, Czech ...