June | 2011 | AEIdeas

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New Milestone for “New Age of Energy Abundance”

Mark J. Perry | June 30, 2011, 5:59 pm

Natural gas production in the U.S. set another new monthly record in April according to data released yesterday by the Energy Information Administration. Gross withdrawals of natural gas increased to an all-time high of 78.58 billion cubic feet (Bcf) per … read more >

Carpe Diem

North Dakota’s Booming Oil Economy

Mark J. Perry | June 30, 2011, 2:30 pm

If there’s any doubt that domestic drilling of oil and gas generate huge and significant positive economic benefits (more jobs, income, output, tax revenues, etc.), the booming economy in North Dakota provides a convincing case study. The Peace Garden State’s … read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy, Latin America

Nicaragua and Venezuela’s Well-Oiled Relationship

Margaret McCarthy | June 30, 2011, 1:54 pm

Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez might be joining Fidel Castro as an ailing anti-American, pro-Iran strongman who ‘dies’ in the media every so often. Or he might actually die. AEI’s Roger Noriega examines the possible fallout in Venezuela, arguing that “now is … read more >

Economics, International economy

Hatch Unleashes on FTA Deal: Obama’s ‘Making Jimmy Carter Look Better All the Time’

Bridget Johnson | June 30, 2011, 12:56 pm

Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) slammed the Obama administration for delaying free trade agreements just two days after lawmakers and the White House struck a deal to move the pacts forward. “This president’s making Jimmy Carter look better all the time,” … read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy, Terrorism

Why the TSA Must Screen Children and the Elderly

Marc Thiessen | June 30, 2011, 12:23 pm

Recent news reports that TSA screeners subjected a 95-year-old, wheel-chair bound woman and a six-year-old girl to heightened security screening has reignited the debate over the agency’s security procedures. Many read these stories and understandably ask: Why does the TSA … read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy, Middle East and North Africa

Engaging the Muslim Brotherhood?

Michael Rubin | June 30, 2011, 12:18 pm

Politico reports that the Obama administration has decided to sit down with the Muslim Brotherhood. “The political landscape in Egypt has changed, and is changing . . . It is in our interests to engage with all of the parties … read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy, Terrorism

Hezbollah Killed Hariri

Danielle Pletka | June 30, 2011, 12:08 pm

After years of investigation, recrimination, and delay, the United Nations tribunal investigating the 2005 murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri today handed indictments to the Lebanese prosecutor general. He, in turn, has 30 days to investigate and respond. … read more >

Economics, Entitlements

Dept. of Bad Ideas: Short-Sighted Tampering with Medicare Part D

Nick Schulz | June 30, 2011, 11:13 am

In the rush to find spending reductions as part of a deal to increase the debt limit, there are good ideas for cuts under consideration and not-so-good ideas. AEI’s Joe Antos and Medicare’s former chief actuary Guy King have identified … read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy, Asia

A Rogue Book Review Program in Pakistan

Sadanand Dhume | June 30, 2011, 10:17 am

It isn’t every day that something I write for the Wall Street Journal resurfaces in the pages of The Nation, a Pakistani broadsheet published in Lahore. But though the reprint keeps the core of my argument—that Pakistan’s military needs to … read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy

Kosovo Redux in Libya

Alex Della Rocchetta | June 30, 2011, 9:20 am

In the latest twist to the Libya campaign, French military officials confirmed Wednesday that they have equipped opposition forces in the western Nafusa mountains with guns, rocket-propelled grenades, and other weaponry. The move is designed to provide momentum to a … read more >