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To bail or not to bail
Originally published 30 Mar 2009 in The Jerusalem Post

Should the government bail out those of our tycoons who cannot redeem NIS 100 billion worth of bonds?

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Warning cries from Herzliya
Originally published 22 Feb 2009 in The Jerusalem Post

The government is dysfunctional. The question is why—and how to mend it.

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Spinners and cheaters
Originally published 22 Dec 2008 in The Jerusalem Post

Why not exploit the crisis to destroy what little freedom Netanyahu’s reforms brought to the economy? Why care if the country will lose its only hope of deliverance from the economic retardation caused by our statist heritage?

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An Irish-style banana republic
Originally published 29 Apr 2008 in The Jerusalem Post

It must be either naiveté or cynicism that allows “Israel 2028” to recommend a reform that will make government a larger and a more efficient instrument for economic growth.

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Israel’s no-win strategy
Originally published 8 Mar 2008 in The Wall Street Journal

Israeli politicians are preoccupied with political machinations designed to buy support from powerful interest groups by distributing government largesse. This causes not only the factionalization of politics and growing corruption, but consumes time and energy that leadership should use to address life and death issues.

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