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Daily Archives: March 2, 2012

Carpe Diem

Markets in Everything: Oil Field Laundromats

Mark J. Perry | March 2, 2012, 10:18 pm

Bismarck Tribune — “Oil field clothes can tear up a washing machine. Several Bismarck laundry businesses have had to close their doors to workers but others are building their businesses around the boom. A sign on the door of King … read more >

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Carpe Diem

Charts of the Day: % Democrats Falls to 8-Year Low

Mark J. Perry | March 2, 2012, 9:31 pm

Since November 2002, Rasmussen has tracked partisan trends based on monthly surveys of 15,000 adults, and this is from the latest report on March 1: “The number of Republicans in the country was virtually unchanged in February, while the number … read more >

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Carpe Diem

Mancession Has Ended, At Least for Jobless Rates

Mark J. Perry | March 2, 2012, 7:46 pm

For 61 consecutive months starting in December 2006 and ending in December 2011, the monthly jobless rate for men exceeded the jobless rate for women, by as much as 2.7%.  That 2.7% gap was a post-WWII record and took place … read more >

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Carpe Diem

Per-Capita, the U.S. is a Century Ahead of China

Mark J. Perry | March 2, 2012, 3:30 pm

There’s been a discussion in the last two issues of The Gartman Letter (subscription required) about the relative size of China’s economy on a per-capita basis, and then adjusted for Purchasing Power Parity.  Here are some contributions to that discussion: … read more >

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Economics, U.S. Economy

The 8.3 percent unemployment rate really isn’t so bad? Really? Really?

James Pethokoukis | March 2, 2012, 3:19 pm

The official U.S. unemployment rate, the one you most often hear about in the news, is 8.3 percent. Except it’s not really 8.3 percent. That number is misleadingly low because it is based off a dramatically shrunken U.S. labor force. If … read more >

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Economics

The implications of China shunning U.S. debt

Daniel Hanson | March 2, 2012, 2:56 pm

China owns $1.73 trillion in U.S. debt. This massive number—which is comparable to the $1.65 trillion owned by the Federal Reserve—keeps demand for Treasuries high, which in turn keeps borrowing costs for the U.S. government low. Disturbing, then, is the … read more >

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Economics

The chart that should terrify the ECB

Daniel Hanson | March 2, 2012, 2:55 pm

European leaders are bragging today about how wildly successful they’ve been at fixing their crisis. Apparently a 74 percent write down on Greek debt, mounting debts, and rioting in the streets is a success story. But don’t miss the big … read more >

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Foreign and Defense Policy

Best of the foreign policy blogs (Feb. 24 to Mar. 2)

Marc Thiessen | March 2, 2012, 1:23 pm

Here is the best of what AEI’s foreign and defense policy scholars are reading this week: Praveen Swami at TheHindu.com reports that the Taliban seek a constitutional role for Mullah Omar. Omar Samad at ForeignPolicy.com on Putting the Afghan Peace … read more >

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Society and Culture, Education

Wilson’s legacy extends into America’s classrooms

John Cusey | March 2, 2012, 1:22 pm

AEI is mourning the passing of James Q. Wilson today, which is a huge intellectual loss for our country. He had a profound influence on many areas of public policy and was known and respected by those at the pinnacle … read more >

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Society and Culture

What Jim Wilson taught me

William J. Bennett | March 2, 2012, 11:40 am

Jim Wilson defined the highest reach of social science and made it possible for all of us to grasp it. He was a man of great Irish charm, wit, and probity. I will always remember two things he taught me: … read more >

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