07 | February | 2012

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Nearly 500,000 “App Economy” Jobs in U.S.

Mark J. Perry | February 7, 2012, 9:57 pm

Related to an earlier post today about how just Apple’s iPhone division is now bigger than the entire Microsoft company (based on Q4 sales revenue), there’s a new study that was just released today titled “Where the Jobs Are: The … read more >

Carpe Diem

World-First: Jawbone Created with 3D Printing

Mark J. Perry | February 7, 2012, 7:18 pm

Discovery News — “When surgeons in Belgium replaced the infected lower jawbone of an 83-year-old woman, they needed a fast replacement tailored to fit the patient’s existing bone structure, nerves and muscles. That medical dilemma inspired a world-first achievement — … read more >

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December Job Openings Highest Since August 2008

Mark J. Perry | February 7, 2012, 6:43 pm

Highlights from today’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover report from the BLS: 1. There were 3.4 million job openings on the last business day of December, up from 3.1 million in November. The number of job openings has trended upward … read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy

Next up for WikiLeaks: The sinking of the SS Assange?

Marc Thiessen | February 7, 2012, 4:15 pm

In October, I attended a satellite speech by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Sydney Opera House, where he described the state of his criminal enterprise this way: “WikiLeaks is a rather big boat with a lot of torpedo holes … read more >

Economics

Why Obama’s economic thesis is wrong. Demand is not the problem

James Pethokoukis | February 7, 2012, 4:07 pm

Barack Obama thinks the sickly economy needs more demand. And if more demand can’t come from cash-strapped consumers, then government should provide more demand by borrowing money at extremely low interest rates and spending it. As former Obama economic adviser … read more >

Economics, Energy and the Environment

Energy fact of the week: Comparing royalty rates

Steven F. Hayward | February 7, 2012, 4:00 pm

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) roiled the waters of the oil and gas world back in 2008 with a report that concluded that the U.S. government was not collecting as much in royalties from oil and gas production on public … read more >

Economics, Energy and the Environment

Scientists should avoid topics outside their expertise

Kenneth P. Green | February 7, 2012, 3:15 pm

This letter was sent to the Wall Street Journal on February 1, in response to an opinion column entitled “Check With Climate Scientists for Views on Climate.” Editor – You recently published a letter by climate scientist Kevin Trenberth et … read more >

Economics

Land of the free, home of the disabled (more on those phony unemployment numbers)

Nick Schulz | February 7, 2012, 3:03 pm

JPM’s Mike Feroli is one of the best economists on Wall Street. In a new Economic Research Note he finds the number of Americans claiming disability is rising rapidly: As of January over 8.5 million individuals were receiving federal disability … read more >

Carpe Diem

Amazing Fact of the Day: Just Apple’s iPhone Alone is Now Bigger Than All of Microsoft

Mark J. Perry | February 7, 2012, 1:37 pm

From Henry Blodget at Business Insider: “Apple’s iPhone business alone is now bigger than Microsoft. Not Windows. Not Office. Microsoft. Think about that. The iPhone did not exist five years ago. And now it’s bigger than a company that, 15 … read more >

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Canadian Oil Renaissance From High Prices and New Technology, or Why Peak Oil is Peak Idiocy

Mark J. Perry | February 7, 2012, 1:09 am

From an article by energy economist Peter Tertzakian in the Calgary Herald: “We are happy to report that the fundamental principles of economics are working well in the Canadian oil and gas industry, and the results are remarkable. We are … read more >

The Uses of Scandal
One of the greatest uses of scandal is to vividly demonstrate what new laws are needed and to create the political conditions to get them enacted. […]
Lean In… to Government?
Sheryl Sandberg's runaway best-selling book Lean In has managed to offend both the Left and the Right. Sandberg touts female hard-headedness, yet also calls for an elaborate government- and employer-supplied support system for women. […]
Are American Voters Racist?
Racial prejudice plays a very small role in American politics, but a highly disciplined sense of self-interest on the part of one group may play a very large role in the way the federal government functions. […]
The Perpetual Passion for Paper
Paper is becoming less important in some respects, but its strengths — prestige, utility, permanence, and security — are more essential than ever. […]