November | 2011 | AEIdeas

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Why throwing money at the European problem is not a solution

Desmond Lachman | November 30, 2011, 1:14 pm

Today’s action by world’s major central banks to provide cheaper dollar loans to cash strapped European banks is significant. For it provides the clearest of evidence that the world’s central bankers have finally got it as to how close Europe … read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy, Middle East and North Africa

Can a Syria decision be avoided?

Gary Schmitt | November 30, 2011, 12:04 pm

In September, I took a short trip with Jamie Fly of the Foreign Policy Initiative to London and Paris to talk with government officials there about the lessons learned from the effort to remove Qadhafi from power in Libya. Lots … read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy

How will Defense sequestration harm national security? Let me paint you a picture.

Marc Thiessen | November 30, 2011, 11:54 am

Here is a chart that shows the damage that will be done by $492 billion in automatic defense cuts. Some Republicans on Capitol Hill want to kick the can down the road and address this impending damage next year. Their … read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy, Europe and Russia

Did the Fed just save the eurozone? A debt crisis explainer

James Pethokoukis | November 30, 2011, 10:36 am

What just happened? The world’s major central banks acted jointly on Wednesday to provide cheaper dollar liquidity to starved European banks facing a credit crunch as the eurozone’s sovereign debt crisis threatened to bring financial disaster. The surprise emergency move by … read more >

Carpe Diem

While Nation Struggles, There’s One Miracle State

Mark J. Perry | November 30, 2011, 3:53 am

The chart above shows the “Coincident Economic Activity Indexes” for the U.S. and a sample of U.S. states (New York, Florida, California, Arizona, Minnesota, Illinois, and Wisconsin). The coincident economic indexes are based on four variables: nonfarm payroll employment, the … read more >

Carpe Diem

Cartoon of the Day: The Great Jobs Massacre

Mark J. Perry | November 30, 2011, 2:44 am

Another classic from Michael Ramirez at Investor’s Business Daily (click to enlarge). HT: Mike Carlson

Carpe Diem

Consumers Are Responsible for Income Inequality

Mark J. Perry | November 29, 2011, 10:04 pm

“Paul Krugman laments in his Nov. 3 New York Times column “Oligarchy, American Style,” “We have a society in which money is increasingly concentrated in the hands of a few people, and in which that concentration of income and wealth … read more >

Carpe Diem

U.S. Nat Gas Production Hits New Record in Sept.

Mark J. Perry | November 29, 2011, 9:26 pm

Updated: The EIA released data today on U.S. natural gas production for the month of September. On a seasonally-adjusted basis, natural gas production (both gross withdrawals and marketed production) in the U.S. reached new record-high levels in September of almost … read more >

Carpe Diem

Cartoon of the Day

Mark J. Perry | November 29, 2011, 5:22 pm

Foreign and Defense Policy

House Republicans unveil new ad on defense cuts

Marc Thiessen | November 29, 2011, 3:59 pm

As Congress prepares to take up the Defense Authorization bill, Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee have release a powerful new web ad that outlines the dangers of defense sequestration and calls on Congress to act now to reverse … read more >