07 | June | 2011

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Federal Tax Revenues Rising: +28.5% for Individuals

Mark J. Perry | June 7, 2011, 8:01 pm

Treasury’s Monthly Budget Review was released today, and the chart above shows that individual income tax collections through the first eight months of the fiscal year 2011 (October 2010 to May 2011) increased by 28.5% and $156 billion, compared to … read more >

Economics

Green: The Color of Job Killing

Kenneth P. Green | June 7, 2011, 4:11 pm

As many energy scholars have predicted, actions have consequences, even if the actions are green. Hence, like others, I have predicted (and documented) that green energy initiatives that raise energy costs will lead to industry flight, as energy-consuming industries are … read more >

Economics

Chart of the Day: Job Layoffs Fall to Record Low in April

Mark J. Perry | June 7, 2011, 3:39 pm

In a positive sign that the U.S. labor market might be gradually improving, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today that job layoffs and discharges fell to 1.5 million in April, the lowest level since the BLS started tracking monthly … read more >

Carpe Diem

How U.S. Companies Like Apple Prosper and Create U.S. Jobs Even if Assembly Takes Place Overseas

Mark J. Perry | June 7, 2011, 3:13 pm

In the Journal of International Commerce and Economics‘ current issue, there’s an excellent article titled “Innovation and Job Creation in a Global Economy: The Case of Apple’s iPod” (full paper here). Here’s the paper’s abstract: “Globalization skeptics argue that the … read more >

Economics

The Country’s On the Wrong Track and Obama’s Driving

Jonah Goldberg | June 7, 2011, 11:57 am

My LA Times column today is on how Obama should get what he asked for: Ownership of the U.S. economy. He demanded that it be called the “Obama Economy” two years ago. And every time we hit a new “bump … read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy

Libya, Afghanistan, and the Failure of Leadership

Danielle Pletka | June 7, 2011, 11:53 am

Last week, the House of Representatives voted on a Boehner resolution expressing concern about ongoing operations in Libya. The reason Representative John Boehner introduced his resolution was to pull support from a much tougher Kucinich resolution that would have demanded a … read more >

Economics, Entitlements

Perilous Precaution

Roger Bate | June 7, 2011, 10:39 am

The German government has announced that within a dozen years or so Germany will get no power from nuclear energy. It is a reaction to the nuclear problems caused by the Japanese tsunami and the fear of a nuclear meltdown … read more >

Economics

Bad Policy Is Bipartisan

Nick Schulz | June 7, 2011, 8:10 am

Peter Wallison has the story.

The Uses of Scandal
One of the greatest uses of scandal is to vividly demonstrate what new laws are needed and to create the political conditions to get them enacted. […]
Lean In… to Government?
Sheryl Sandberg's runaway best-selling book Lean In has managed to offend both the Left and the Right. Sandberg touts female hard-headedness, yet also calls for an elaborate government- and employer-supplied support system for women. […]
Are American Voters Racist?
Racial prejudice plays a very small role in American politics, but a highly disciplined sense of self-interest on the part of one group may play a very large role in the way the federal government functions. […]
The Perpetual Passion for Paper
Paper is becoming less important in some respects, but its strengths — prestige, utility, permanence, and security — are more essential than ever. […]