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Daily Archives: January 17, 2012

Carpe Diem

Dick Morris TV: Union Power Grab

Mark J. Perry | January 17, 2012, 8:48 pm

In the video above, Dick Morris explains why Obama’s recess appointments to the Labor Relations Board could mean coerced, mandatory unionization. HT: Phillip Beaver

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Carpe Diem

Quote of the Day on Disparities in Achievements

Mark J. Perry | January 17, 2012, 4:17 pm

“Gross inequalities in skills and achievements have been the rule, not the exception, on every inhabited continent and for centuries on end. Yet our laws and government policies act as if any significant statistical difference between racial or ethnic groups … read more >

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Markets in Everything: Roll-Your-Own Cigarettes

Mark J. Perry | January 17, 2012, 3:58 pm

“A South Carolina store owner said smokers can get cigarettes without paying state and federal taxes because of a tax loophole. M.J. Farah, owner of Jake’s One Stop in Pelzer, South Carolina is offering customers the chance to roll their … read more >

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Gallup’s Jobless Rate Falls to 8.3% in Mid-January

Mark J. Perry | January 17, 2012, 3:38 pm

PRINCETON, NJ — “U.S. unemployment, as measured by Gallup without seasonal adjustment, is 8.3% in mid-January — a slight improvement from 8.5% in December, and down from 9.9% in January a year ago. Gallup’s mid-month unemployment reading, based on telephone … read more >

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Top 20 Predictions for Life 100 Years From Now

Mark J. Perry | January 17, 2012, 3:13 pm

From the BBC, the top 20 predictions for life in 2112 include: 1) Oceans will be extensively farmed for fish, energy, algae, and natural resources, 2) Telepathic communication will become common, 3) Immortality, 4) Ability to control the weather, and … read more >

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New York State Manufacturing Expands in January; The Six-Month Outlook is Highly Optimistic

Mark J. Perry | January 17, 2012, 2:38 pm

The Empire State Manufacturing Survey indicates that manufacturing activity expanded in New York State in January. The general business conditions index climbed 5.3 points to 13.5, and the 5 point gain in January follows strong increases of 8 points in … read more >

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Economics, Energy and the Environment

Electric cars are perfect urban vehicles—or not

Kenneth P. Green | January 17, 2012, 2:35 pm

Electric car proponents have often sold them as the perfect commuter vehicle for heavily urbanized environments. After all, the commute is short, so range anxiety shouldn’t be a problem, there are plenty of places to plug in at origin and … read more >

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Politics and Public Opinion, Society and Culture

Besides Reagan, which Republicans do today’s candidates admire?

Jonah Goldberg | January 17, 2012, 1:49 pm

In his Bloomberg column, my friend and National Review colleague Ramesh Ponnuru has a great list of questions he’d like to see asked of the Republican candidates at the next debate. On the policy side, I can’t think of any … read more >

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Foreign and Defense Policy, Terrorism

Ron Paul was for killing bin Laden before he was against it

Marc Thiessen | January 17, 2012, 12:13 pm

A few weeks ago, I pointed out here at the Enterprise Blog and the Washington Post that Ron Paul had come out against the operation that killed Osama bin Laden, declaring it showed a lack of “respect for the rule … read more >

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Foreign and Defense Policy, Middle East and North Africa

Was Perry wrong on Turkey?

Michael Rubin | January 17, 2012, 12:07 pm

Governor Rick Perry is catching flack for calling Turkey’s leadership “Islamic terrorists.” While I would not go so far as Governor Perry, had he simply called Prime Minister Erdoğan an enabler for Islamic terrorists, he would be 100 percent correct. … read more >

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