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Daily Archives: January 10, 2012

Carpe Diem

North Dakota Sets More Oil Production Records in November; Above 500k Daily Barrels for First Time

Mark J. Perry | January 10, 2012, 10:15 pm

The “Economic Miracle State” of North Dakota pumped another record amount of oil during the month of November at a daily rate of 509,754 barrels, which was 43% above last year’s output, and the first time that the state’s daily … read more >

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Economics

Defending Bain, Romney, and Schumpeterian capitalism

James Pethokoukis | January 10, 2012, 3:48 pm

My pal Bill Kristol contends “there’s a lot of silliness on all sides of the Bain Capital debate.” Now, I agree with Bill that the attacks on Romney by his fellow GOP candidates are “unfair …  and over-the-top.” And I … read more >

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Economics, Energy and the Environment

Fill ‘er up with rainbows and unicorn sweat!

Kenneth P. Green | January 10, 2012, 2:48 pm

In 2006, President G.W. Bush rolled out a new energy program in his State of the Union Address. It was not one of his better moments. In only a few years, the United States would start fueling its vehicles with … read more >

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Carpe Diem

Markets in Everything: Wi-Fi Quadricoptor Drone

Mark J. Perry | January 10, 2012, 2:48 pm

Engadget – “The new Parrot Drone touts much improved 720p HD video-recording capability, a revamped app with updated flight controls and features, along with revised hardware and reinforced hulls. We recently spent a few minutes with the smartphone-controlled UAV, so … read more >

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Economics

Coming next: Obama’s anti-Romney tax

James Pethokoukis | January 10, 2012, 2:46 pm

Back in the fall, President Barack Obama wanted to partially pay for his American Jobs Act with one of the most wrong-headed tax hike ideas you’ll ever hear about. See, when an entrepreneur sells his business or takes it public, … read more >

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Carpe Diem

Economics Blogs: “Dim Sum for the Mind”

Mark J. Perry | January 10, 2012, 2:41 pm

From a report in the Chronicle of Higher Education about a panel discussion on economics blogs at the American Economic Association meetings that were held last week in Chicago: “In an age of sophisticated social media and rapidly evolving technologies, … read more >

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Carpe Diem

Markets in Everything: CSA for Local Art

Mark J. Perry | January 10, 2012, 2:23 pm

Michigan Radio — “An arts advocacy group is stealing an investment idea from the agriculture world in an effort to get more folks to buy local art. A statewide arts advocacy group wants to serve up some fresh, local art. … read more >

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Foreign and Defense Policy

Will New Hampshire portend an isolationist resurgence?

Marc Thiessen | January 10, 2012, 1:16 pm

As voters go to the polls in New Hampshire today, the last Suffolk University/7NEWS poll has Mitt Romney leading with 37 percent, followed by Ron Paul in second with 18 percent and Jon Huntsman in third with 16 percent. If … read more >

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Foreign and Defense Policy

Defense numbers in perspective

Michael Auslin | January 10, 2012, 12:47 pm

As the debate rages over how to cut $489 billion in projected defense spending over the next decade, it’s worthwhile to pause and note that the annual cut in growth, close to $50 billion, is greater than the entire Japanese … read more >

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Society and Culture

What a wonder-ful world it was

Michael Auslin | January 10, 2012, 12:09 pm

Nick, if Wonder Bread and Twinkies are soon headed to the dustbin of history, they’ll have good company, with Kodak and its film following the typewriter the way of the dodo. We’re actually witnessing the extinction of the mid-20th century … read more >

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