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Daily Archives: June 11, 2012

Carpe Diem

Markets in Everything: Hospital at Home

Mark J. Perry | June 11, 2012, 10:09 pm

“Soon, Dr. Elizabeth Ward was managing a “hospital at home” admission for patient Frank Blondin — an arrangement allowing him to receive intensive care and medical monitoring in the quiet of his own bedroom. Medical supplies and medications would be … read more >

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Politics and Public Opinion

Be careful when it comes to polarization claims

Henrik Temp | June 11, 2012, 5:37 pm

The narrative that the GOP has become ideologically extreme is one that is gaining increasing prominence and attention. Tonight, AEI will provide a new take on the issue in its latest Debate and Election Watch event, in which Norman J. … read more >

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Economics

3 charts that show just how badly the ECB is doing right now

James Pethokoukis | June 11, 2012, 4:40 pm

Economist Michael Darda of MKM Partners wasn’t surprised when the euphoria over the Spanish bank bailout quickly evaporated. He has long held that such measures won’t get the job done unless they are coupled with a much more accommodative monetary … read more >

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Economics

Obama’s formula for more economic growth? More government

James Pethokoukis | June 11, 2012, 3:59 pm

President Obama’s assertion last week that the “private sector is doing fine” shows the White House with a weak grasp of the severity of America’s current economic crisis. That’s bad enough. I hope it also doesn’t reflect an attempt to … read more >

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Economics

How Obama can really help the public sector

Marc Thiessen | June 11, 2012, 2:56 pm

In the Washington Post this morning, I write that contrary to President Obama’s claims, it is the public sector that is doing “just fine.” According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate for government workers last month was … read more >

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Economics, Energy and the Environment

American views on energy

Kenneth P. Green | June 11, 2012, 2:28 pm

The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research has released the findings of some polling it did about how Americans perceive (and act upon) energy issues. AP-NORC asked 1,008 people about a broad range of energy issues, and came up … read more >

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Carpe Diem

Fracking Prosperity Spreads Across Ohio

Mark J. Perry | June 11, 2012, 2:01 pm

Bloomberg — “Hydraulic fracturing is bringing new development to the Midwest, creating demand for commercial real estate in the region even as landlords struggle to pay off earlier property loans. Chesapeake Energy, the second- largest U.S. natural-gas supplier, has acquired … read more >

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Carpe Diem

Markets In Everything: Sheboygan Food Trucks

Mark J. Perry | June 11, 2012, 1:35 pm

“[Food trucks] are becoming increasingly popular in Sheboygan (Wisconsin), where at least a half dozen mobile food trucks are now operating and several more are looking to start, mirroring a similar trend in recent years in other U.S. cities. In … read more >

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Carpe Diem

The “You Are Not Special” Commencement Address

Mark J. Perry | June 11, 2012, 1:05 pm

The video above is the teacher address at this year’s Wellesley High School (Massachusetts) commencement, given by English teacher David McCullough Jr.  Some excerpts are featured below from what is being called the “You’re Not Special Commencement Address” (full text … read more >

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Foreign and Defense Policy, Europe and Russia

Spain’s bailout: ‘The more we hear, the less it looks like it is something special’

James Pethokoukis | June 11, 2012, 11:55 am

Some thoughts from economist Robert Brusca on the Spanish bailout: 1. We are just now finding out that Spain’s bailout does have some sort of conditions attached. Either Spain will be forced to put up collateral or the loan will … read more >

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