24 | February | 2012

Saturday, May 25, 2013

Cartoon of the Day

Mark J. Perry | February 24, 2012, 7:59 pm

From Michael Ramirez at IBD. HT: Warren Smith

Why Obama can be blamed for 50 percent of the weak recovery

James Pethokoukis | February 24, 2012, 3:33 pm

The current U.S. economic recovery is arguably the weakest since the Great Depression. Even though the Great Recession ended in the summer of 2009, unemployment is still over 8 percent. In fact, the past three years have seen the longest stretch … read more >

Carpe Diem

Friday Energy Links

Mark J. Perry | February 24, 2012, 3:25 pm

1. CBS News: Boom times are back in Oklahoma for oil production 2. CBS MoneyWatch — “There is one reason the U.S. economy is recovering: Low gas prices. Natural gas, that is. The price is at a 10-year low and … read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy

Best of the foreign policy blogs (Feb. 18 to Feb. 24)

Marc Thiessen | February 24, 2012, 2:38 pm

Here’s what AEI’s foreign and defense policy scholars are reading for the week of February 18-24: Nic Robertson and Paul Cruickshank at CNN.com’s Security Clearance blog report on Somali al Qaeda’s western reach. Max Boot at CommentaryMagazine.com defends the president … read more >

Economics

REVEALED: The miracle of 1981—How Reagan stopped America’s decline

James Pethokoukis | February 24, 2012, 2:35 pm

Brother Joe Weisenthal over at Business Insider is taking another shot at de-mythologizing the Reagan Boom. What got him riled up this time was my post today looking at per capita GDP growth among advanced economies. I am impressed by … read more >

Economics

America the progressive, part IV

Nick Schulz | February 24, 2012, 1:51 pm

My favorite liberal social scientist, Lane Kenworthy, wades into the debate on the progressivity of the American tax code here. As Lane notes, and despite all the hand-waving from some poorly informed liberal writers, America’s tax code is more progressive … read more >

Economics, International economy

How to find safe drugs in emerging markets

Roger Bate and Julissa Milligan | February 24, 2012, 1:30 pm

Buying medicine while traveling overseas can be intimidating and dangerous, but some medicine retailers are safer than others. If you have to buy drugs in the developing world, here’s two ways to minimize your health risk. The two key factors … read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy

Banter #46: The one about Yemen with Katie Zimmerman

Andrew Rugg | February 24, 2012, 1:29 pm

In the latest episode of AEI’s podcast Banter, Critical Threats expert Katie Zimmerman discusses her new piece on Yemen. Katie is highly critical of the two-pronged approach the United States is taking to resolve the current political and security instability … read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy, Middle East and North Africa

What would one big nuke do to Israel? This …

James Pethokoukis | February 24, 2012, 1:27 pm

Iran has called Israel a “one bomb state,” meaning one nuclear bomb could effectively end the existence of the tiny, New Jersey-sized nation. Israel has a population of 7.8 million people. Some 42 percent of the population live in the … read more >

Economics, Taxes and Spending

3 ways Obama’s corporate tax reform framework falls short

Alex Brill and Alan Viard | February 24, 2012, 11:02 am

Echoing members of Congress and policy analysts across the political spectrum, President Obama has long said that the corporate tax rate is too high. On Wednesday, he proposed a framework that lowers the top corporate tax rate from 35 to … read more >