On International Human Rights Day, 10 December, a representative of the Russian government and a representative of the Chechen government of former President Aslan Maskhadov sat down at a table together at a conference on how to bring peace to Chechnya.

The Securities and Exchange Commission designates certain credit rating agencies as “nationally recognized statistical ratings organizations” (NRSROs). It has been argued that this designation inhibits competition and has effectively created a government-sponsored cartel. Currently only two firms—Standard and Poor’s and Moody’s—represent about eighty percent of sector revenue. In an effort...

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The court's rationale in Midwest Railcar Repair v. South Dakota Department of Revenue and Regulation contradicts basic principles of public finance economics.

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Testimony before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs about how to improve the credit rating agency sector.