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Daily Archives: June 15, 2012

Carpe Diem

Markets in Everything: Christianity to Save Money

Mark J. Perry | June 15, 2012, 8:41 pm

Jesus Saves: Cambodians choose Christianity over animism, Buddhism to avoid costly animal sacrifices. Phnom Penh Post — “At upwards of $500, the cost of slaughtering a buffalo to revive a relative condemned to ill-health by the spirits has pushed the … read more >

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Carpe Diem

ExxonMobil Spends $100M Every Day for Capital and Exploration, On Our Behalf as Consumers

Mark J. Perry | June 15, 2012, 7:55 pm

“Big Oil” has to make “Big Investments” in exploration and capital equipment to earn those “Big Profits” We hear a lot from the media and politicians about the “big profits” of “Big Oil” companies like ExxonMobil, which earned $9.45 billion … read more >

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Carpe Diem

The Economic Miracle State of North Dakota

Mark J. Perry | June 15, 2012, 6:48 pm

More good news from North Dakota, the most economically successful state in the country, thanks in large part to its booming energy sector: 1. The BLS reported today on Regional and State Employment and Unemployment for May, and North Dakota … read more >

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Carpe Diem

Robotic Grippers Can Pick Up Anything

Mark J. Perry | June 15, 2012, 6:00 pm

Here’s a good example of the “ultimate resource”: human ingenuity, innovation, know-how and creativity, which is the one resource that is truly infinite and unlimited.  

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Carpe Diem

New Major Shale Gas Discovery in Canada

Mark J. Perry | June 15, 2012, 4:47 pm

The  Calgary Herald is reporting today that the Apache Corporation has just discovered a huge shale gas reservoir in northern British Columbia. “Apache, the second largest U.S. independent oil and natural gas producer by market value, said the tests suggest … read more >

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Politics and Public Opinion, Law and the Constitution

Growing threats to our First Amendment rights: An address by Mitch McConnell

Jordan McGillis | June 15, 2012, 4:37 pm

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell delivered a harrowing address on Friday at AEI, detailing both the singular importance of free speech and the forces that seek to stymie it. read more >

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Pethokoukis

Obama’s deportation distraction: Is this really the immigration reform America needs right now?

James Pethokoukis | June 15, 2012, 3:07 pm

A surprise move from President Obama on immigration: About 800,000 young illegal immigrants who came to the United States as children could be spared deportation under new immigration rules announced by the Obama administration on Friday that may appeal to Hispanic … read more >

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Politics and Public Opinion, Supreme Court

AEI Elsewhere—Friday, June 15th

Public opinion on the Supreme Court, Egypt as the new Algeria, and more
The Editors | June 15, 2012, 2:11 pm

• Bowman and Rugg: “Public opinion on the Supreme Court, 1937–2012” • Brill and Glassman: “Who should the ’20′ be?” • Rubin: “Is Egypt the new Algeria?” • Entine: “Fear trumps science” • Capretta: “Opposing view: Romneycare is the right … read more >

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Carpe Diem

It’s the 41st Anniversary of Our Shameful, Deadly and Costly War on Drugs. Can We Call a Cease-Fire?

Mark J. Perry | June 15, 2012, 12:50 pm

Almost half of all U.S. inmates in federal prisons are serving time in cages for drug offenses.This Sunday will mark the 41st anniversary of President Richard Nixon’s declaration of America’s War on Drugs Peaceful Americans Who Voluntarily Choose To Use … read more >

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Looking backward: The nostalgia economics of Barack Obama

James Pethokoukis | June 15, 2012, 10:25 am

When was Barack Obama proud of the American economy? Certainly not the 2000s, as voters were once again reminded in the president’s Cleveland, Ohio speech yesterday. Obama said the economy of those years was “built on a house of cards” of … read more >

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