20 | June | 2012

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

ReasonTV above exposes another expensive, government taxpayer-funded public transportation boondoggle, this one being the Capital Bikeshare program, which rents bikes at more than 165 outdoor stations in the Washington D.C. area. And who are the main beneficiaries of this taxpayer … read more >

Economics, Monetary Policy, Pethokoukis

Chart of The Day: Nominal GDP in ‘recession territory’

James Pethokoukis | June 20, 2012, 5:28 pm

From economist Don Rissmiller at Strategas Research: The significant risk of an economic slowdown in the U.S. economy, which is still 71% consumer spending, tends to come when you have the saving rate rising at the same time you have … read more >

Economics, International economy

The G-20 will never be effective

Claude Barfield | June 20, 2012, 4:44 pm

It can be argued that there is a “public good” in the heads of state getting together a couple of times a years in various venues to smooze and talk (semi-) privately. read more >

U.S. electricity generation by fuel type March 2012

Economics, Energy and the Environment

Energy fact of the week: The rapid decline of coal

Steven F. Hayward | June 20, 2012, 4:36 pm

Recently released figures from the Department of Energy reveal this stunner: coal-fired electricity is at its lowest point since January 1973, which, as our pal Robert Bryce reported recently at National Review Online, was well before energy policy deliberately shifted to emphasize greater use of coal-fired power in the late 1970s. read more >

Economics, Pethokoukis

The Big Downgrade: Federal Reserve slashes 2012 economic forecast

James Pethokoukis | June 20, 2012, 2:25 pm

Economists across Wall Street have been cutting their 2012 economic forecasts, and now the Federal Reserve has gotten in the act. So the best case forecast is 2.4% growth and 8.0% unemployment. Given what we’ve seen so far—and what’s happening … read more >

American Enterprise Institute's 2012 Video Contest

Economics, Free Enterprise

AEI’s 2012 video contest

Defend freedom, win money

Henrik Temp | June 20, 2012, 1:50 pm

Are you a creative, driven individual who believes in free enterprise? If so, AEI has an opportunity for you! read more >

Economics, Energy and the Environment

Military biofuel push gets panned by Rand

Kenneth P. Green | June 20, 2012, 1:43 pm

When I testified on “The Federal Green Jobs Agenda” yesterday, we strayed (during the Q&A) into the question of whether or not it was a good idea for the U.S. military to spend money on creating “green jobs” producing biofuels … read more >

Pethokoukis, Economics, Taxes and Spending

Should we eliminate corporate income taxes and raise capital gains taxes?

James Pethokoukis | June 20, 2012, 1:05 pm

A Bloomberg View editorial proposes a change in tax federal tax code that could be a core element of sweeping reform. read more >

Carpe Diem

Chart of the Day: Share of World GDP, 1-2008 AD

Mark J. Perry | June 20, 2012, 12:47 pm

Click to enlarge. Bottom Line: Free market capitalism is the best path to prosperity illustrated, or how a minor British colony became a world economic superpower with free market capitalism.

Carpe Diem

Quote of the Day: Racial Double Standards

Mark J. Perry | June 20, 2012, 12:14 pm

“Mitt Romney hasn’t revealed all of his fall campaign strategy yet, but what if he launched a “White Americans for Romney” movement in an effort to get out the white vote? If the Romney campaign did that, there’d be a … read more >

The Uses of Scandal
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Lean In… to Government?
Sheryl Sandberg's runaway best-selling book Lean In has managed to offend both the Left and the Right. Sandberg touts female hard-headedness, yet also calls for an elaborate government- and employer-supplied support system for women. […]
Are American Voters Racist?
Racial prejudice plays a very small role in American politics, but a highly disciplined sense of self-interest on the part of one group may play a very large role in the way the federal government functions. […]
The Perpetual Passion for Paper
Paper is becoming less important in some respects, but its strengths — prestige, utility, permanence, and security — are more essential than ever. […]