28 | September | 2012

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Cuban blogger and freedom fighter Yoani Sanchez writes eloquently about the struggles of the Cuban people against the repressive totalitarian regime, who unfortunately turn to hunger strikes as a “weapon of citizen demands”: “I thought I would never again be … read more >

Carpe Diem

Pricing puzzle: Why does MP3 music sometimes sell for a discount and sometimes for a premium vs. the CD version?

Mark J. Perry | September 28, 2012, 10:53 pm

Update: Same artist, some MP3 music sells at a discount, some at a premium: Examples of MP3 versions selling at a discount: Examples of MP3 versions selling at a premium:From my experience buying music online from Amazon, it’s usually been … read more >

Carpe Diem

The value of real estate owned by U.S. households has increased $800 billion through the first half of the year

Mark J. Perry | September 28, 2012, 4:47 pm

The Federal Reserve released data last week on household net worth through the second quarter of this year. Although overall household net worth fell slightly from the end of 2011, there was an impressive $800 billion gain in the value … read more >

Carpe Diem

Women earned majority of doctoral degrees in 2011 for 3rd straight year, and outnumber men in grad school 141 to 100

Mark J. Perry | September 28, 2012, 2:17 pm

The Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) released its annual report today on U.S. graduate school enrollment and degrees for 2011, here are links to the press release and full report, and here are some of the more interesting findings in this … read more >

Pethokoukis

Bill Clinton is wrong. Barack Obama is wrong. This economy could be so much better

James Pethokoukis | September 28, 2012, 12:23 pm

“No president — no president, not me, not any of my predecessors, no one could have fully repaired all the damage that he found in just four years.” – Bill Clinton, 2012 Democratic National Convention. First things first: It’s unclear … read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy

Best of the foreign policy blogs (September 22-28, 2012)

Marc Thiessen | September 28, 2012, 10:57 am

Here is the best of what AEI’s foreign and defense policy scholars are reading this week: Eli Lake at the Daily Beast reports that U.S. Officials Knew Libya Attacks Were Work of Al Qaeda Affiliates Aaron David Miller at Foreign … read more >

Pethokoukis

The Bush Economy: A needed reappraisal

James Pethokoukis | September 28, 2012, 10:42 am

So George W. Bush is a bit more popular than Mitt Romney, according to a Bloomberg poll. W has a favorable ratings of 46% and unfavorable ratings of 49%. Romney has a favorable ratings of 43% percent and unfavorable ratings … read more >

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Politics and Public Opinion, Elections

Is Mitt Romney really giving up?

Henrik Temp | September 28, 2012, 10:27 am

Over at Business Insider, Joe Weisenthal asks whether Mitt Romney has given up. Short answer: Of course he hasn’t. read more >

Economics, Pethokoukis

More weak economic news shows U.S. recovery in danger

James Pethokoukis | September 28, 2012, 10:15 am

Real disposable income — “the amount of income at the disposal of households after accounting for inflation and taxes,” as Reuters puts it — fell 0.3% in August after ticking up 0.1% in July. That was the first decline since November. … read more >