AEIdeas

The public policy blog of the American Enterprise Institute

  • About Us
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • google plus
  • YouTube
  • RSS

Main menu

Skip to primary content
Skip to secondary content
  • Home
  • Economics
    • U.S. Economy
    • Taxes and Spending
    • Energy and the Environment
    • Entitlements
    • Monetary Policy
    • Financial Services
    • Free Enterprise
    • Health Care
    • International economy
    • Regulation
  • Foreign and Defense Policy
    • China
    • India
    • AfPak
    • Europe and Russia
    • Middle East and North Africa
    • Subsaharan Africa
    • Latin America
    • Canada
    • International Organizations
    • Terrorism
    • Defense
  • Politics and Public Opinion
    • Law and the Constitution
    • Supreme Court
    • The Presidency
    • U.S. Senate
    • U.S. House of Representatives
    • Elections
    • Polls
  • Society and Culture
    • Education
    • Media and Technology
    • Class Conflict
  • Carpe Diem
  • Pethokoukis
Saturday, May 25, 2013

Daily Archives: March 9, 2012

Carpe Diem

Prices for Everything: Priceonomics

Mark J. Perry | March 9, 2012, 7:37 pm

The website Priceonomics claims to be “the price guide for everything.”   “We search and analyze hundreds of millions of listings on the web to build our price guides. We hope you can use these reports to get the most value … read more >

Reply
Carpe Diem

Khan Academy: Model for Future of US Education?

Mark J. Perry | March 9, 2012, 7:18 pm

CBS News — “He teaches millions of students a month, yet none of them has seen his face. Sal Khan is a disembodied voice on the Internet, but his teaching method has become so effective that he may be the … read more >

Reply
Carpe Diem

More on Today’s Employment Report

Mark J. Perry | March 9, 2012, 6:28 pm

The chart above shows “j0b leavers” as a percent of all unemployed workers, which has been steadily increasing since the summer of 2010 and rose to 7.9% in February, the highest level since December of 2008.  As First Trust Portfolios … read more >

Reply
Economics, U.S. Economy

Obama’s part-time job recovery

James Pethokoukis | March 9, 2012, 5:18 pm

The economy is adding jobs, though not enough to bring down the sky-high unemployment rate. But it’s not just the quantity of jobs that’s a problem, it’s the quality, too. As the econ team at Wells Fargo points out: – … read more >

1
Carpe Diem

Private Job Growth Over Last Year is Strongest Since 2006, Mfg. Continues to Lead Economy

Mark J. Perry | March 9, 2012, 3:26 pm

From today’s Employment Report: 1. Employment in temporary help services continued to grow by 20,100 jobs in February, which was the 7th consecutive monthly increase and the 27th increase in the last 29 months. The 2.4 million temporary and contract … read more >

Reply
Politics and Public Opinion

Banter #46: The one about Super Tuesday polling

Andrew Rugg | March 9, 2012, 3:03 pm

In the latest episode of the Banter podcast, Steve Shepard of the National Journal sits down with hosts Stu James and Andrew Rugg to go over polls in the wake of Super Tuesday. Steve gives us the stats state by … read more >

Reply
Carpe Diem

68% of 2011 Tax Preferences Went to Renewables

Mark J. Perry | March 9, 2012, 1:54 pm

The chart above is based on data in the Congressional Budget Office’s report “Federal Financial Support for the Development and Production of Fuels and Energy Technologies,” and displays the allocation of energy-related tax preferences for Fiscal Year 2011, by type … read more >

Reply
Economics

No, it isn’t unfair to keep pointing to the infamous Romer-Bernstein chart

James Pethokoukis | March 9, 2012, 12:57 pm

My pal Joe Weisenthal at Business Insider thinks it’s unfair to keep trotting out the infamous (Christina) Romer-(Jared) Bernstein chart from early 2009 that forecasted the impact of the $800 billion Obama stimulus plan. Again, here is the chart that … read more >

2
Politics and Public Opinion

AEI Blog Symposium: The long GOP primary

The Editors | March 9, 2012, 12:31 pm

For this online symposium, we posed the following question to a variety of all-star pundits and commentators: Has the long Republican primary helped or hurt the eventual nominee’s chances of defeating Barack Obama? Jay Cost, Staff Writer for the Weekly … read more >

1
Economics, Energy and the Environment

Five Friday energy failures

Kenneth P. Green | March 9, 2012, 12:30 pm

In the news today, five epic energy-failures, brought to you by those who believe in a planned-energy economy: 1) Situation Normal, All Fisked Up — Consumer Reports decided to take a Fisker for a spin. The Fisker, an expensive electric … read more >

3
  1. Pages:
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. Next

Special Topics

  • Affordable Care Act
  • Ben Bernanke
  • Syria

RSS The American Recent Content

  • Ever the Prophet, Never the King
    Jim Wallis’s new book asks readers to consider what each side of the political aisle gets right and to recall an ancient religious commitment to the common good. […]
  • Money Printing Isn’t Always Inflationary
    Republicans are wrongly giving fear of money printing a higher priority than the growth debate. Robust growth is as close as we can get to a panacea for our monetary and fiscal problems. […]
  • Hindsight Isn’t 20/20
    Many lessons should be drawn from the U.S. experience in Iraq. Unfortunately, we’re not learning what we should. […]
  • 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. […]

Sign-up for RSS Updates

  • Economic
  • Foreign and Defense Policy
  • Politics and Public Opinion
  • Society and Culture
  • Carpe Diem
  • Pethokoukis
    Join My AEI - Sign up to receive daily updates

    AEI on Facebook

    March 2012 Archive
    M T W T F S S
    « Feb   Apr »
     1234
    567891011
    12131415161718
    19202122232425
    262728293031  

    Highlights from AEI's Special Sites

    Previous

    American Citizenship

    Remembering Memorial Day

    Critical Threats

    Pakistan Security Brief - May 24, 2013

    Iran Tracker

    Iran News Round Up May 24, 2013

    Values & Capitalism

    A Silent Crisis: Changing Families in America

    Road to Freedom

    Mitt Romney on Arthur and “The Road to Freedom”

    American Citizenship

    Renewing Civil Society in America

    Critical Threats

    Gulf of Aden Security Review - May 24, 2013

    Iran Tracker

    Iran News Round Up May 23, 2013

    Values & Capitalism

    Home Economics: The Consequences of Changing Family Structure

    Road to Freedom

    Arthur in National Review: Why the Stimulus Failed

    American Citizenship

    ROTC to Return to City College of New York

    Critical Threats

    Pakistan Security Brief - May 23, 2013

    Iran Tracker

    Iran News Round Up May 21, 2013

    Values & Capitalism

    The RJ Moeller Show: Michael Greve

    Road to Freedom

    Arthur at the Show-Me Institute

    American Citizenship

    The Literary Profession and Civic Culture

    Critical Threats

    Gulf of Aden Security Review - May 23, 2013

    Iran Tracker

    Iran News Round Up May 20, 2013

    Values & Capitalism

    Faith & Flourishing: An Interview with Arthur Brooks

    Road to Freedom

    Arthur on KMOX with Mark Reardon

    American Citizenship

    The Literary Profession and Civic Culture

    Critical Threats

    Gulf of Aden Security Review - May 22, 2013

    Iran Tracker

    IRGC Messaging: Insight into a Revolutionary Regime

    Values & Capitalism

    Uber and "Unfair" Competition: Regulating Before Thinking

    Road to Freedom

    Stossel on “earned success”

    American Citizenship

    ROTC’s First Year at Columbia

    Critical Threats

    Pakistan Security Brief - May 22, 2013

    Iran Tracker

    Iran News Round Up May 17, 2013

    Values & Capitalism

    The Men Who Built America: J.P. Morgan, Financial Hero

    Road to Freedom

    The moral case for free enterprise: Arthur on Sun News

    American Citizenship

    Music and Civic Life in America

    Critical Threats

    Gulf of Aden Security Review - May 21, 2013

    Iran Tracker

    Iran News Round Up May 16, 2013

    Values & Capitalism

    Respecting, Not Worshipping, Free Markets

    Road to Freedom

    Arthur Brooks on “Ryanism”

    American Citizenship

    AEI Report: Music and Civic Life in America

    Critical Threats

    Pakistan Security Brief - May 21, 2013

    Iran Tracker

    Iran News Round Up May 15, 2013

    Values & Capitalism

    The RJ Moeller Show: Mike Murphy

    Road to Freedom

    A Conservative Resurgence: Arthur on Paul Ryan

    American Citizenship

    Can ROTC Solve Its Minority Problem?

    Critical Threats

    Pakistan Security Brief - May 20, 2013

    Iran Tracker

    Iran News Round Up May 14, 2013

    Values & Capitalism

    Liberty Without Virtue: A Nation Without Its Heart

    Road to Freedom

    Fact or Fiction? Exposing myths surrounding the Romney-Ryan budget

    American Citizenship

    Lessons in Citizenship

    Critical Threats

    Karachi Violence Emblematic of Pakistan's Instability

    Iran Tracker

    Iran News Round Up May 13, 2013

    Next

    Channels

    • Economics
    • Foreign and Defense Policy
    • Politics and Public Opinion
    • Society and Culture
    • Carpe Diem
    • Pethokoukis

    AEI Special Sites

    • AEI.org
    • American Magazine
    • Critical Threats
    • Iran Tracker
    • American Citizenship
    • Values and Capitalism
    • Road to Freedom

    AEI Community

    • Donate

    About

    • About Us
    • Meet the Authors
    • Contact
    • Terms Of Use

    Follow

    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Google+
    • YouTube
    • RSS
    ©2013 American Enterprise Institute | 1150 17th Street, N.W. | Washington, D.C. 20036
    AEI