Originally posted February 26, 2013. Of all the books you want to read this year, be sure you make some time for The Financial Crisis and the Free Market Cure: Why Pure Capitalism is the World Economy’s Only Hope, by John Allison. You’ll get into the mind of one of today’s great thinkers. John Allison […]
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This Man Could be Trump’s Best Cabinet Appointment of All
Two people familiar with Donald Trump’s cabinet appointee selection process have told Bloomberg that John Allison, former CEO of BB&T Corp., is under consideration for the position of Treasury Secretary. I’m a friend of John’s from his time as president and CEO of the Cato Institute. Appointing John Allison to the position of Treasury Secretary […]
Cato Institute Announces New CEO
From Cato Institute: Washington, D.C. — The Cato Institute welcomes Peter Goettler, a former managing director at Barclays Capital, as its new President and CEO, effective April 1. Current CEO John Allison is retiring after more than two exemplary years on the job. Goettler retired in 2008 as a managing director and head of Investment Banking […]
Burning the Constitution?
“Burning the Constitution of the United States … cannot be a part of our national energy policy,” said Harvard constitutional law professor Lawrence H. Tribe before the House Energy and Commerce Committee. According to the Washington Times, Mr. Tribe told the Committee on Tuesday that “the Environmental Protection Agency’s plan to limit greenhouse-gas emissions far […]
Bullying Climate Skeptics
With the majority of Americans not convinced that “climate change” (remember when it was called “global warming?”) requires the comprehensive political controls on American energy and industry that the Obama administration would like to see in place, three members of Congress—Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Ed Markey (D-MA), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)—recently sent 107 letters to think […]
End the Fed
The Federal Reserve has been ruining the currency for over 100 years. Now there may be a way to stop it. The Cato Institute has established the Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives. According to CEO John Allison the center will focus on the creation of a free-market monetary system in the U.S. “We have assembled […]
Your Pursuit of Happiness
One of the many highlights of attending Cato Institute events is the opportunity to hear President and CEO John Allison talk about liberty and freedom. John has a unique view in that he was the Chairman and CEO of BB&T. Under his guidance, BB&T’s assets grew from $4.5 billion to $152 billion, and he’s been recognized […]
There’s Still Time
Mark May 21 on your calendar. That’s the date of Cato Institute’s Milton Friedman black-tie event at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in NYC. Garry Kasparov, former world chess champion and global human-rights activist, will deliver the Keynote Address. Recipient of the 2014 Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty is Leszek Balcerowicz, former Deputy Prime Minister and […]
Dick Young’s #1 Investment
I spend most of my day doing research for Richard C. Young & Co. Ltd., Young Research & Publishing, and richardcyoung.com. And position papers from the Cato Institute are among my most valued resources. Debbie and I have just returned from the Cato Institute’s three-day policy conclave at the Ritz-Carlton Sarasota, Florida (wonderful hotel with […]
U.S. 12/ Canada 0, Keep Cash on Hand
12 to 0? No, not the latest hockey score from Sochi. Rather, 12 is the number of times since 1840 that the U.S. has faced a systemic banking crisis, while Canada has had 0. Remember “too big to fail?” Well how about “built to fail?” At this year’s excellent Cato Benefactors Summit in Sarasota, Florida, […]
