Adam Weissman

It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

Let’s subsidize huge loans to millions of people with bad credit! What could possibly go wrong? Check out this amazing New York Times article from 1999 explaining the roots of the mess we find ourselves in today: In a move that could help increase home ownership rates among minorities and low-income consumers, the Fannie Mae Corporation is easing the

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Too Tasty to Fail in NYC

D.W. MacKenzie, our speaker at this month’s Manhattan LP meeting,  showed up in yesterday’s www.mises.org daily article.  Apparently, some people beleive that the Maryland crab fishing industry is of such strategic importance that it too needs a taxpayer sponsored bailout.   You can read it all here. You can meet Dr. MacKenzie in person this month in

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Downsize DC gets it right on the bailout – tell your representatives to just say no!

With his characteristic depth of insight, Jim Babka at Downsize DC points our that credits markets are far from frozen and that this is just another example of big government creating a crisis so they can pick your pocket.  Read it here. You can use the Downsize DC site to quickly and easily email your Senators

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Pray for Us, Sarah Palin!

Apparently the church where Sarah Palin worships recently sponsored a “Pray Away the Gay” retreat to try to cure those who suffer from same-sex attraction. The good folks at Marriage Equality NY put together the following video in response. Watch for cameos from Manhattan Libertarian members and candidates, including Isaiah Matos, Bill Buran and Dodge

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“Decisions by the Secretary May Not Be Reviewed by Any Court of Law”

Holy checks and balances, Batman! Just so we’re all clear how much unbridled authority we’d be granting clueless Hank Paulson (see my previous post), Christopher Manion at LewRockwell.com calls attention to this little provision tucked inside the “emergency” bailout legislation: “Decisions by the Secretary pursuant to the authority of this Act are non-reviewable and committed to agency

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