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Monthly Archives: August 2011

Carpe Diem

Markets In Everything: Digital Detox Hotel

Mark J. Perry | August 31, 2011, 6:50 pm

Special Package at the Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel: “Zen and the Art of Detox” “This is a chance to revive yourself from an over-stimulated world.  This package includes overnight accommodations in a Deluxe King Room; and kayak lessons within a 5 … read more >

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Carpe Diem

Chart of the Day: Home Prices USA vs. Canada

Mark J. Perry | August 31, 2011, 5:26 pm

From today’s report on Canadian home prices for June: “Canadian home prices in June were up 1.7% from the previous month, according to the Teranet–National Bank National Composite House Price Index. This rise took the index to a new high … read more >

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Economics, Taxes and Spending

Perry’s ‘Pole Tax’

Marc Thiessen | August 31, 2011, 3:48 pm

In my latest article for the Washington Post, I write about Mitt Romney’s strategy to stop Rick Perry’s surge in the polls. Among the issues that Romney advisers plan to use against Perry is the charge that he raised taxes … read more >

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Carpe Diem

Another Company Moves Production Back to U.S.

Mark J. Perry | August 31, 2011, 2:22 pm

Back to the USA: Manufacturing Makes a Comeback On Bloomberg TV, CEO Lonnie Kane of U.S.-based women’s clothing company Karen Kane talks about the company’s decision to reduce the amount of clothing it produces in China from 50% to 20%, … read more >

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Carpe Diem

America’s Pro-Freedom Resistance Movement? Taking Back the Streets with Lemonade Day

Mark J. Perry | August 31, 2011, 1:29 pm

America’s “Lemonade Spring”? From the website of the organization “Lemonade Day“: “Entrepreneurship is the past, present and undoubtedly the future of our nation, for the rich and the poor alike. And no organization supports this concept more than Lemonade Day. … read more >

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Carpe Diem

It’s Time to Deregulate: Americans Should Be Able to Sell Stuff Without Permission from Government

Mark J. Perry | August 31, 2011, 12:47 pm

From Conor Friedersdorf, associate editor at The Atlantic: “The normal mindset among U.S. officials is that prior permission should be required to sell legal goods to a willing buyer. Kids selling lemonade on the street are shut down. A Missouri … read more >

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Economics, Energy and the Environment

Energy Fact of the Week: Oil and Stocks Riding the Same Roller Coaster?

Steven F. Hayward | August 31, 2011, 9:38 am

Everyone knows the stock market has been jumping around wildly the past several weeks, and so have oil prices. But did you know they were moving so closely together?  The Energy Information Administration put out the chart below. I have … read more >

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Death Be Not Proud

Nick Schulz | August 31, 2011, 8:50 am

In my review of Sonia Arrison’s terrific new book on the revolution in anti-aging technology, “100 Plus: How the Coming age of Longevity Will Change Everything, From Careers and Relationships to Family and Faith,” I didn’t get a chance to discuss … read more >

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Carpe Diem

Obama’s Chief Econ. Adviser Once Made An Amazing Discovery: Demand Curves Slope Upward

Mark J. Perry | August 31, 2011, 2:48 am

In a 1994 paper published in the American Economic Review, economists David Card and Alan Krueger (appointed today to chair Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers) made an amazing economic discovery: Demand curves for unskilled workers actually slope upward! Here’s a … read more >

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Carpe Diem

Pending Legislation in California: “The Law to Eliminate Employment of Babysitters in the State”

Mark J. Perry | August 30, 2011, 11:44 pm

From California State Senator Doug LaMalfa (R-4th District): “How will California parents react when they find out they will be expected to provide workers’ compensation benefits, rest and meal breaks, and paid vacation time for…babysitters? Dinner and a movie night … read more >

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