18 | June | 2012

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Monday afternoon links

Mark J. Perry | June 18, 2012, 9:00 pm

1. Robert Samuelson in today’s Washington Post: “President Obama committed a colossal error of judgment in making health-care “reform” a centerpiece of his first term.” 2. The case for economic optimism despite gloomy headlines, from “heartland economist” Jim Paulsen of … read more >

Carpe Diem

Cartoon of the day

Mark J. Perry | June 18, 2012, 5:02 pm

Carpe Diem

The deflating newspaper bubble: Most major U.S. daily newspapers could be dead within five years

Mark J. Perry | June 18, 2012, 3:31 pm

The Newspaper Association of America (NAA) recently released dataon newspaper advertising revenue for the first quarter of 2012, and the steep decline continues (see chart above). Total print advertising in U.S. newspapers dropped to $4.36 billion from January to March, … read more >

Carpe Diem

Factual Free-Market Fairness

Mark J. Perry | June 18, 2012, 2:56 pm

Deidre McCloskey defends the free market and makes the important point that “Efficiency is not the chief merit of a market economy: innovation is,” along with providing many examples of “government failure” and “unintended consequences,” here’s a sample: “In the … read more >

Economics, Energy and the Environment

Where the energy jobs are

Kenneth P. Green | June 18, 2012, 1:55 pm

A new report by IHS Global Insight shows where the real energy jobs are, and it’s not in the renewables. read more >

Economics, Entitlements

A nation of takers: Are Americans getting more than they paid for?

Jordan McGillis | June 18, 2012, 1:35 pm

On Wednesday, June 20, Nicholas Eberstadt of AEI will delineate the debt trend lines, exposing how over time, Americans have increasingly stuck their hands in the government “cookie jar,” voting for more benefits than they are willing to pay for. … read more >

Pethokoukis

Will Obama’s deportation move hurt U.S. workers?

James Pethokoukis | June 18, 2012, 1:33 pm

It’s disappointing that President Obama finally decided to make a bold move on immigration — and it had nothing to do with attracting more high-skill immigrants. If there’s a free lunch in economics or public policy, attracting brainiacs from overseas would … read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy, Middle East and North Africa

A mess in Egypt, and no solutions

Danielle Pletka | June 18, 2012, 1:25 pm

Last week I wrote about the Egyptian un-revolution, the unraveling of the reforms set in motion at Tahrir Square. Not surprisingly, though perhaps it’s too much to claim direct causation, the military’s power grab certainly helped remind the Egyptian voters … read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy

Barack Obama, unilateralist

Marc Thiessen | June 18, 2012, 1:10 pm

Speaking at the Air Force Academy a few weeks ago, Barack Obama boasted about how the world’s view of America had changed on his watch. When he took office, the president told the cadets: Many of our alliances were strained, … read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy, Middle East and North Africa