Recommended reading

• Theodore Frank on the consequences of consumer protection, especially as it relates to credit card legislation passed earlier this year. Since that happened my credit cards rewards have been scaled back and last week I received a notice that my free checking is coming to an end. Hope and change!

• Don Boudreaux on recycling.

• Peter Suderman and Michael Cannon have updates on the unfolding disaster that is Obamacare.

• Nick Gillespie has a couple of good posts on government spending.

• CJ Maloney on the Great Depression of 1920 that never happened.

• Gene Healy wishes President Obama were as good as President Carter. Me too.

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