Some Interesting Items on the Web (November 9, 2014)

Politics:

“Obama Is a Republican: He’s the heir to Richard Nixon, not Saul Alinsky.” Bruce Bartlett writing for The American Conservative.

“The Bushes, Led by W., Rally to Make Jeb ‘45’.” Peter Baker article in The New York Times.

“Capitol Book Club, With a Bonus.” New York Times article.

“The Democrats’ Catastrophe and the Need For a New Agenda.” Harold Meyerson writing for The American Prospect.

“Congratulations, Voters. You Just Made This Climate Denier the Most Powerful Senator on the Environment.” New Republic article by Rebecca Leber.

“Dark Money Helped Win the Senate.” New York Times editorial

Economic Policy:

“Rising Inequality: Janet Yellen Tells It Like It Is.” John Cassidy of The New Yorker.

“The Mortgage Industry Is Strangling the Housing Market and Blaming the Government.” David Dayen writing for The New Republic.

“U.S. Loosens Reins, but Mortgage Lenders Want More Slack.” The New York Times.

“The Power Behind the Throne at the Federal Reserve.” Article by Jesse Eisinger about Scott Alvarez in The New York Times.

“Michelle Smith, working behind the scenes to shape the Fed’s public image” Washington Post.

“Mario Draghi's German problem.” Reuters.

“The Conflict Between Germany and the E.C.B. That Threatens Europe.” Neil Irwin writing for The Upshot of The New York Times.

“Notes on Easy Money and Inequality.” Paul Krugman.

“Banks Again Avoid Having Any Skin in the Game.” Floyd Norris of The New York Times.

“Ideology and Investment.” Paul Krugman column.

“Dam breaks in Europe as deflation fears wash over ECB rhetoric.” Ambrose Evans-Pritchard of The Telegraph.

“Blaming Easy Money for Alien Invasions.” Noah Smith writing for Bloomberg View.

“John Maynard Keynes Is the Economist the World Needs Now.” Bloomberg Businessweek article by Peter Coy.

The Affordable Care Act:

“This Is How the New GOP Senate Will Try to Dismantle Obamacare.” Jonathan Cohn writing for The New Republic.

“States Benefiting Most From Obama’s Health Law Elected Republicans.” Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times.

“The Supreme Court will hear King. That’s bad news for the ACA.” Nicholas Bagley opines.

“Afternoon Must-Read: Nicholas Bagley: The Supreme Court Will Hear King. That’s Bad News for the ACA.” Brad DeLong opines.

“Obamacare Returns to the Supreme Court.” Jonathan Cohn opines.

“The New Affordable Care Act Supreme Court Case: King v. Burwell.” I opine.

“Symposium: The grant in King – Obamacare subsidies as textualism’s big test.” Interesting article by Yale law professor Abbe Gluck. He argues that using Justic Scalia’s interpretive methods, the plaintiffs in the King case lose.

“What’s at Stake in Supreme Court’s Latest Health Care Case.” Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times.

“Q and A: For Supreme Court, a Case of Economics and Politics.” Robert Pear of The New York Times.

Argentina Debt:

“The Hot New Threat To Argentina — ‘Acceleration’.” Linette Lopez writing for Business Insider.

“A New Twist in the Argentine Debt Saga.” Bloomberg Businessweek article by Sheelah Kolhatkar.

“Hedge Fund’s Move Risks Prolonging Argentina Bond Default.” Bloomberg Businessweek article by Katia Porzecanski and Camila Russo.

“Singer Seeks Order to Keep Argentine Lawyer in U.S.” Bloomberg article.

“First, a US hedge fund tried to seize Argentina’s boat, then its rockets—now it’s after a person.” Quartz article.

Ebola:

“Cuba’s Impressive Role on Ebola.” New York Times editorial.

“Ebola’s Information Paradox.” New York Times op-ed by Steven Johnson.

“Her story: UTA grad isolated at New Jersey hospital in Ebola quarantine.” Kaci Hickox’s story in The Dallas Morning News.

“You're Overreacting to the Ebola Outbreak, and It's Not Helping.” New Republic article by Eric Sasson.

“The Wrong Policy for the Wrong Reasons: New York and New Jersey’s mandatory Ebola quarantine is about politics, not public health.” Josh Voorhees writing for Slate.

“U.S. and Cuba Come Together Over Ebola, Infuriating Republicans.” New York Times editorial page post by Ernesto Londoño.

Miscellaneous:                                                                                

“World Bank Workers Are Venting Their Frustrations in These Mysterious Flyers.” Article posted on Business Insider.

“The Shifting Politics of Cuba Policy.” New York Times editorial.

“In Cold War, U.S. Spy Agencies Used 1,000 Nazis.” New York Times article by Eric Lichtblau.

“Ex-UBS Trader Defense Could Be Threat to U.S. Forex Cases.” Bloomberg article.

“Big Banks Brace for Penalties in Probes.” Wall Street Journal article.

“Investigation Causes Citigroup to Cut Profit.” New York Times article.

“Prosecutors Suspect Repeat Offenses on Wall Street.” New York Times article.

“Enforcer at Treasury Is First Line of Attack Against ISIS.” New York Times article.

“Approaching Brexit? Merkel Fears Britain Crossing a Red Line on Immigration.” Spiegel Online International article.

“Ireland’s IDA boss faces bizarre CNBC interview.” Irish Times article.        

“The $9 Billion Witness: Meet JPMorgan Chase's Worst Nightmare.” Matt Taibbi article in Rolling Stone.

“In Ukraine Crisis, U.S. Businesses Face Tit-for-Tat Response to Sanctions.” New York Times article.

“Doubting the Economic Data? Consider the Source.” Floyd Norris of The New York Times.