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Thursday Energy Links

Mark J. Perry | July 12, 2012, 4:17 pm

1. Pennsylvania’s electric generation rates are back to 1996 levels, thanks to competition and shale gas, according to John Hanger. 2. According to this IEA report on North American Tight Oil Breakeven prices, oil would have to fall below $44 … read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy, AfPak

Stand up for Pakistan’s liberals

Sadanand Dhume | July 12, 2012, 3:47 pm

On the face of it, things could scarcely be worse for Pakistan’s liberals—the minority committed to electoral democracy, cooperation with the West, and peace with India, and implacably opposed to Islamists seeking the imposition of Shariah law. According to a … read more >

Economics, Regulation

Banter #63: Infrastructure and nation-building

Stuart James | July 12, 2012, 1:09 pm

In this shovel-ready edition of AEI’s podcast, Banter, we sit down with author and lawyer Adam J. White to discuss the history of infrastructure improvement in these United States. Adam brings an acutely historical perspective to a perennial American problem … read more >

Pethokoukis

Democrats can’t be against EU austerity and for Clintonomics: They’re the same thing

James Pethokoukis | July 12, 2012, 12:48 pm

Talk about a killer case of cognitive dissonance among folks like Paul Krugman, Larry Summers, Robert Rubin, and Joseph Stiglitz. Consider this situation: A national leader is faced with a huge debt problem and a slow-growth economy. After consulting with … read more >

Politics and Public Opinion

Why didn’t Obama address the NAACP? Maybe he didn’t want to get booed.

Marc Thiessen | July 12, 2012, 12:44 pm

The news is filled with reports of Mitt Romney’s speech at the NAACP, and how he was booed by the audience for promising to repeal Obamacare. In fact, Romney deserves credit for his willingness to reach across the aisle and … read more >

Pethokoukis

Julia’s mother: Why a single mom is better off with a $29,000 job and welfare than taking a $69,000 job

James Pethokoukis | July 12, 2012, 11:09 am

The U.S. welfare system sure creates some crazy disincentives to working your way up the ladder. Benefits stacked upon benefits can mean it is financially better, at least in the short term, to stay at a lower-paying jobs rather than … read more >

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Politics and Public Opinion, Elections

July electoral map update: Obama maintains lead, Romney edges closer

Henrik Temp | July 12, 2012, 11:00 am

As the 2012 election season continues plodding along, it’s time for another look at some electoral map predictions. Included below are maps from some of the best analysts in the business. read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy

The Dear Successor’s ‘excellent horse-like lady’

Marc Thiessen | July 12, 2012, 10:34 am

So speaking of chicks in public policy, who was that mystery lady seated next to Kim Jong-un at the Disney show in Pyongyang this week? Her appearance at the side of the Dear Successor sparked intense speculation, with some reports … read more >

Society and Culture

Whiny women unite

Danielle Pletka | July 12, 2012, 9:00 am

Gender politics suck. First, we get the whiny litany from Anne-Marie Slaughter about how this 50-speech-a-year, former policy planning director, Princeton dean and mom can’t have it all. Thanks Anne-Marie. Who has it all? Then we get this tripe from some Progressive Policy Institute … read more >