10 | September | 2012

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Sorry, Democrats: College students returning to school doesn’t explain the drop in the labor force

Michael Strain and Stan Veuger | September 10, 2012, 4:55 pm

By trying to put positive spin on last week’s terrible jobs report, implausibly assigning a large share of the drop in the size of the labor force to kids returning to school and people choosing to retire, the president’s surrogates seem incredibly out of touch. read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy

Deadlines for everything but deterrence

Gary Schmitt | September 10, 2012, 4:36 pm

According to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the Obama administration is dead set against “setting deadlines” for Iran to comply with international calls to end its obvious drive to acquire a nuclear weapons capability. The secretary’s statement comes on the … read more >

Carpe Diem

Society needs a little classing up

Mark J. Perry | September 10, 2012, 2:26 pm

Michigan newspaper columnist Andy Heller attended a Broadway show recently for the first time in 20 years, and writes in the Sunday Flint Journal (“If you ask me, society needs a little classing up”) about what appears to be America’s … read more >

Carpe Diem

Manufacturing profits are 35% above pre-recession levels

Mark J. Perry | September 10, 2012, 1:53 pm

U.S. manufacturers had another solid quarter of profits from April to June, according to data released today by the Census Bureau. The total after-tax profits for American manufacturing corporations totaled more than $149 billion in the second quarter, a slight … read more >

Image Credit: 9/11 Photos (Flickr) (CC BY 2.0)

Foreign and Defense Policy

9/11 and American guilt

Danielle Pletka | September 10, 2012, 1:22 pm

It’s time to lay waste to a special calumny that has gained prominence and entered the main stream from the fringes where it once resided: The notion of American guilt in 9/11. read more >

Deputy leader of al Qaeda in Yemen, Said al-Shihri, speaks in a video posted on Islamist websites

Foreign and Defense Policy, Terrorism

Said al Shihri reported dead

Katherine Zimmerman | September 10, 2012, 1:07 pm

Shihri’s death will certainly have a medium-term impact on AQAP’s ability to operate, but policymakers must recognize that AQAP still has room to maneuver in Yemen. read more >

Image Credit: Nick Knupffer (Flickr) (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Economics, Regulation

Has government employment really increased under Obama?

Michael R. Strain | September 10, 2012, 12:03 pm

On “This Week with George Stephanopolous” yesterday, Senator Rand Paul and Professor Paul Krugman got into a quick argument about the size of government under President Obama. read more >

Politics and Public Opinion, Elections

58 days: U.S. 2012 elections live

Monday, September 10th

Henrik Temp | September 10, 2012, 9:08 am

News & analysis on Election 2012. Updated throughout the day. read more >

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