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Daily Archives: May 15, 2012

Carpe Diem

The Housing Market Recovery Has Officially Begun

Mark J. Perry | May 15, 2012, 7:40 pm

That’s how Time Magazine is describing the conclusions from a new report issued today by the Conference Board and Nielsen through their jointly-owned Demand Institute. Here are some excerpts form the report titled “The Shifting Nature of U.S. Housing Demand“: … read more >

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Carpe Diem

More Positive Real Estate News

Mark J. Perry | May 15, 2012, 6:54 pm

Here’s some more positive news coming out today about the recovering U.S. real estate market, which might have reached a major turning point in the month of April.  1. California Spring Home Buying Season Off to Strong Start, Home Sales … read more >

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Society and Culture

Leisure suits

Nick Schulz | May 15, 2012, 3:59 pm

There is no doubt that inequality is increasing. Those with more education are pulling farther and farther away from those with less. Look at the chart below to see just how much things have changed (h/t TT) Discuss.

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Economics, U.S. Economy

Schumpeter for president!

James Pethokoukis | May 15, 2012, 3:31 pm

At the core of market capitalism is innovation driven by creative destruction. Society must both reward innovators and allow the disruption their innovations necessarily bring. Without creative destruction, there is no wealth creation. But that doesn’t mean it’s going to … read more >

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Carpe Diem

Markets in Everything, Prohibition Era: Cow Shoes

Mark J. Perry | May 15, 2012, 3:22 pm

From a newspaper article in 1922 titled “[Moon]Shiners Wear ‘Cow Shoes’“: “A new method of evading prohibition agents was revealed here today by A.L. Allen, state prohibition enforcement director, who displayed what he called a “cow shoe” as the latest … read more >

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Foreign and Defense Policy, Europe and Russia

Francis Fukuyama explains why saving the euro is a ‘fairy tale’

James Pethokoukis | May 15, 2012, 2:55 pm

The EU isn’t a dysfunctional marriage between hard-working, thrifty northern Europe and lazy, profligate southern Europe. Rather, it’s a dysfunctional marriage between a clientelistic and non-clientelistic Europe, says political scientist Francis Fukuyama. And that’s why, he says, “the whole project of deepening … read more >

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Carpe Diem

Gas Prices Around the World: Relative to Income, U.S. Has Some of the Cheapest Gas in the World

Mark J. Perry | May 15, 2012, 2:48 pm

 Price Rank    Country $/Gallon Premium    Pain at the  Pump Ranking 1 Norway $9.69 48 2 Denmark $9.37 42 3 Italy $9.35 29 4 Netherlands $9.35 37 5 Greece $9.23 23 6 Sweden $8.97 44 7 Hong Kong $8.89 31 8 … read more >

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Politics and Public Opinion

This is why Obama isn’t getting crushed right now

James Pethokoukis | May 15, 2012, 2:11 pm

David Brooks: Why is Obama even close? If you look at the fundamentals, the president should be getting crushed right now. The economic mood of the country is terrible. Roughly 75 percent of Americans believe the economy is still in recession. … read more >

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Economics, Energy and the Environment

Is science in decline?

Kenneth P. Green | May 15, 2012, 1:12 pm

There’s been a lot of talk lately about which political party is “more scientific,” which has obscured a much more important question, which is whether the institution of science itself is in decline. Over at nature magazine, Daniel Sarewitz points … read more >

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Economics, U.S. Economy

The Road to Freedom: mile #3

Henrik Temp | May 15, 2012, 11:03 am

From The Road to Freedom: How to Win the Fight for Free Enterprise by AEI President Arthur Brooks, which was published earlier this month: It’s going to take a lot more than one election to get us off what Nobel … read more >

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