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Mideast peace can start with economic growth
Originally published 12 Mar 2009 in The Wall Street Journal

Billions of dollars in foreign aid to the Palestinians has resulted in war not peace. There’s a better way.

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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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A lesser economic evil
Originally published 2 Feb 2009 in The Jerusalem Post

All government deficit spending is bad. But sometimes deficits are unavoidable. And some deficits are better then others.

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The panic-mongers’ one-note chorus
Originally published 22 Oct 2008 in The Jerusalem Post

The country, the pundits conclude, must return to the good old days of “social democracy.”

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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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