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Daily Archives: August 22, 2012

Pethokoukis

Wait, both the Reagan and Bush recoveries were better than Obama’s

James Pethokoukis | August 22, 2012, 9:27 pm

Again, here is Stephanie Cutter, spokesperson for the Obama campaign, in an MSNBC interview: Willie Geist, MSNBC: What would you say to that same person that said, ‘Well, that hasn’t worked for four years. I haven’t had the job over … read more >

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Sorry, Stephanie Cutter, the Obama recovery hasn’t created more jobs than the Reagan recovery

James Pethokoukis | August 22, 2012, 8:27 pm

From the end of the 1981-82 recession through the end of of 1985 — the first 37 months of the Reagan recovery — the U.S.created 9.8 million net new jobs. read more >

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Carpe Diem

Stingy liberal, exhibit A: Joe Biden

Mark J. Perry | August 22, 2012, 5:42 pm

From Jeff Jacoby’s column today “Stingy Liberals“: Liberals, popular stereotypes notwithstanding, are not more generous and compassionate than conservatives. To an outsider it might seem plausible that Americans whose political rhetoric emphasizes “fairness” and “social justice” would be more charitably … read more >

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Carpe Diem

Great moments in bureaucratic excess: How city regulations killed a small business in Chattanooga

Mark J. Perry | August 22, 2012, 3:22 pm

Here’s an excerpt from an excellent editorial in today’s Chattanooga Times Free Press that presents a case study in how well-intended, but excessive, burdensome, and stifling government regulations can, and did, kill a small business: When longtime Chattanooga-area resident Christian … read more >

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Carpe Diem

Markets in Everything: All-You-Can-Drink Cruise

Mark J. Perry | August 22, 2012, 3:02 pm

USAToday Travel – “Add industry giant Carnival to the list of lines offering “all-you-can-drink” alcohol packages. The world’s largest cruise company this month has begun testing a nearly $50 per day package on the Carnival Victory that gives buyers access … read more >

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Foreign and Defense Policy, India

Shooting the messenger in India

Sadanand Dhume | August 22, 2012, 1:36 pm

There are many reasons to oppose India’s attempt to shackle the Internet. It deflects attention from the deeper issue. read more >

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Economics, Energy and the Environment

Romney vs. Obama on energy

Kenneth P. Green | August 22, 2012, 1:22 pm

Over at The American, AEI Research Assistant Elizabeth DeMeo and I take a look at the energy policy preferences of Mitt Romney and Barack Obama. read more >

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Economics, Pethokoukis

4 charts that show what happens if the U.S. tumbles over the fiscal cliff

James Pethokoukis | August 22, 2012, 11:07 am

The Congressional Budget Office is out with a new report that includes some charts showing what happens to the federal budget and national economy if we go over the tax hike/spending cut fiscal cliff (the left side of the charts) … read more >

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Pethokoukis

Does Bernanke deserve four more years at the Fed?

James Pethokoukis | August 22, 2012, 10:33 am

Romney economic adviser Glenn Hubbard gives the Fed chairman a more positive assessment than many right-of-center folks would (via Reuters) Glenn Hubbard, economic adviser to the Republican presidential candidate, said he would advise a possible President Romney that Bernanke should … read more >

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Carpe Diem

Will college basketball coaches agree to consider race for their teams?

Mark J. Perry | August 22, 2012, 9:58 am

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — “The National Association of Basketball Coaches has told the U.S. Supreme Court it believes university officials should be able to continue taking race into consideration when deciding who gets to enroll in their schools.” Q: Will … read more >

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