“As economists look for clues on the direction of consumer spending, they may want to look into how much Americans are willing to spend on their coffee. Majestic Research tracks anonymous credit-card data, and can see how much consumers spend … read more
Slate is hosting a Twitter contest in honor of Independence Day: #TinyDeclaration. The rules? Condense the Declaration of Independence to 124 characters or less, and be sure to add the hashtag #TinyDeclaration. As you can imagine, there are lots of … read more
President Obama has appointed a seven-person commission to look into the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig explosion that triggered the worst oil spill in American history. And the president seems to have learned a lesson from his administration’s last exercise in … read more
This weekend, I was impressed—as was Claude Barfield—by the Obama administration’s bold declaration that it would soon conclude the Korea-United States Free Trade Agreement (KORUS). The administration promised an agreement on substance with South Korea by November, then a submission … read more
In the Washington Post this morning, sports columnist Sally Jenkins complains about the lack of popular outrage over America’s elimination in the World Cup: “Why is it that Americans expect to win in every sport we compete in except for … read more
It takes a stretch of imagination to regard Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and other giants of the digital commerce as small potatoes, but in the context of the financial reform bill, they are. All the attention is on the banks, … read more
My friend and National Review colleague Shannen Coffin has uncovered some fascinating information about Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan’s work on partial-birth abortion when she worked for former President Bill Clinton. An excerpt: There is no better example of this … read more
