08 | December | 2011

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Wikipedia Wants to Close the Gender Gap

Mark J. Perry | December 8, 2011, 10:00 pm

Roughly 9 out of 10 Wikipedia contributors are male. The Wikimedia Foundation considers that to be a problem, and wants to change it.

Carpe Diem

Nat Gas is King, Will be No. 2 Fuel for Elec.by 2025

Mark J. Perry | December 8, 2011, 9:39 pm

From today’s WSJ article “Exxon Declares Gas is King“: “Natural gas will replace coal as the leading fuel for generating electricity in the U.S. by 2025, when it will also become the world’s No. 2 overall fuel source thanks to … read more >

Carpe Diem

North Dakota Sets More Oil Production Records in October; On Pace to Surpass CA and AK in 2012

Mark J. Perry | December 8, 2011, 7:59 pm

North Dakota oil production has doubled in two years. The “Economic Miracle State” of North Dakota pumped another record amount of oil during the month of October, producing more than 15 million total barrels in a single month for the … read more >

Carpe Diem

Markets in Everything: Wine in Cans

Mark J. Perry | December 8, 2011, 6:40 pm

New York Times – “First, winemakers poured their vintages into bottles and corked them. Then they lost the corks and added screw tops. Then they lost the bottles and sold wine in boxes, next to beer and pretzels at supermarkets. … read more >

Economics, Entitlements

Chronic health spending: Healthcare fact of the week

Christopher J. Conover | December 8, 2011, 5:37 pm

Ezekiel Emanuel last month pointed out that if we want to rein in health expenditures, “real savings require changing the way we care for these chronically ill patients.” But to better understand the determinants of health spending, it is important … read more >

Economics

Must reads for Dec. 8, 2011

James Pethokoukis | December 8, 2011, 5:21 pm

Enlightenment shall follow … 1. Why super-colossus China may be headed for interesting times.| This is what Jon Huntsman has been saying. 2. “It will take a bracing dose of Thatcherite ideological confrontation to revive British politics.” | America, too! … read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy

Time to shun Amnesty International

Marc Thiessen | December 8, 2011, 4:45 pm

Last week, as George W. Bush began a tour of Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Zambia to raise awareness about cervical and breast cancer in Africa, Amnesty International chose the moment to demand those countries arrest Bush “for crimes under international law.” Yes, … read more >

Politics and Public Opinion

In the (word) cloud with Jon Huntsman

James Pethokoukis | December 8, 2011, 4:42 pm

Jon Huntsman gave a big speech today in Washington. He talked about tax reform, Ryan Plan-based entitlement reform, ending Too Big To Fail. Good stuff. And I am pretty sure he talked about trust (via Wordle):

Foreign and Defense Policy, Middle East and North Africa

Rapid change in Turkey—but not for the better

Michael Rubin | December 8, 2011, 3:58 pm

The speed at which Turkey is changing under its Islamist prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, is astounding. While many Western diplomats praise Erdoğan’s handling of the economy and supposed democratic reforms, they ignore Erdoğan’s agenda to transform Turkish culture and … read more >

Politics and Public Opinion

Supply-side Romney?

James Pethokoukis | December 8, 2011, 2:56 pm

Larry Kudlow dropped this bomb via Twitter earlier today: The Gingrich tax plan would a) make the Bush tax cuts permanent, b) eliminate capital gains taxes, c) cut the corporate income tax to 12.5 percent, d) allow 100 percent expensing … read more >