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Monthly Archives: September 2009

Economics, Energy and the Environment

The Nature of an Environmental Ethic

Jay Richards | September 30, 2009, 8:56 am

Last week, The Washington Examiner interviewed Rev. Jim Ball, CEO and president of the Evangelical Environmental Network. Among other things, Ball explains one reason he prefers to the term “creation care” to “environmentalism.” We use the term in part to … read more >

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People Voting With Their One-Way U-Haul Rentals

Mark J. Perry | September 29, 2009, 10:23 pm

Fortunately, the American people and businesses can vote with their feet, and with their one-way truck rentals, and that is apparently what the U-Haul data in the chart above show they are doing—moving away from places like Detroit and Providence … read more >

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Real Estate Recovery: Phoenix, Miami, Las Vegas

Mark J. Perry | September 29, 2009, 8:19 pm

PHOENIX — A total of 8,639 new and resale houses and condos closed escrow in the combined Maricopa-Pinal counties metropolitan area in August, down 15.5% from July but up 20.2% from a year ago. Total home sales have increased on … read more >

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14th Straight Month of Pending Sales Increases for the Minneapolis Area Housing Market

Mark J. Perry | September 29, 2009, 7:40 pm

Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors — Home prices continue to show signs of strengthening in August. From March 2009 through August 2009 the median sales price has grown from $154,125 to $175,000. During the same period last year prices were … read more >

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Foreign and Defense Policy

Compare and Contrast

Danielle Pletka | September 29, 2009, 5:33 pm

CIA opens center for climate change: CIA Director Leon Panetta described the center as an effective support tool for U.S. lawmakers examining international agreements on the environment. “Decision makers need information and analysis on the effects climate change can have … read more >

Society and Culture, Education

Don Fisher, a Great American Life

Nick Schulz | September 29, 2009, 2:39 pm

I was sad to read the news of Don Fisher’s death. One of the giants of American enterprise and philanthropy, he founded the Gap in 1969 and built it into a retailing powerhouse that transformed the global fashion industry. I … read more >

Carpe Diem

Single Most Important and Revolutionary Factor for Economic Development and Empowerment?

Mark J. Perry | September 29, 2009, 1:56 pm

Over the last several years, what has been the single most important and revolutionary factor for the economic empowerment of the world’s poorest people? Hint: It’s not foreign aid, the World Bank, or the International Monetary Fund. Hint: It has … read more >

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U.S. Home Prices Increase for the Third Month in a Row For the First Time Since Spring 2006

Mark J. Perry | September 29, 2009, 1:21 pm

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. single-family home prices in July rose from the previous month, surpassing forecasts and bolstering the case for housing market stability after a three-year plunge, Standard & Poor’s said on Tuesday. The S&P/Case-Shiller composite index of … read more >

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Foreign and Defense Policy

French Lessons for President Obama

Danielle Pletka | September 29, 2009, 1:07 pm

A devastating piece on the unfolding debacle of Obama’s Iran policy in today’s Wall Street Journal. Among the lowlights: Now we hear that the French and British leaders were quietly seething on stage, annoyed by America’s handling of the announcement. … read more >

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Markets in Everything: Carbon Offset Airport Kiosks

Mark J. Perry | September 29, 2009, 12:50 pm

Three new kiosks with touch screens let travelers passing through SFO airport punch in an itinerary and purchase the appropriate carbon offset—calculated on the spot. These Climate Passport kiosks, the first in a U.S. airport, debuted yesterday and are located … read more >

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