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Daily Archives: November 19, 2012

Carpe Diem

President Kennedy responds to Paul Krugman

Mark J. Perry | November 19, 2012, 6:28 pm

Paul Krugman waxed nostalgic in today’s New York Times about the income tax rates of the 1950s and early 1960s, when the highest marginal tax rate on individual income was 91%, and the highest corporate tax rate was 52%.  Here … read more >

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Politics and Public Opinion

Banter #77: The future of conservatism

Stuart James | November 19, 2012, 3:53 pm

This week’s guest: Reihan Salam of National Review and Economics 21. read more >

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Carpe Diem

Home builder confidence increases for seventh consecutive month, reaching a six and-a-half year high in November

Mark J. Perry | November 19, 2012, 3:12 pm

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reported today that builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes rose in November to the highest level since May 2006, more than six years ago (see chart above). The Housing … read more >

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Society and Culture, Education

Reaching for the panic button in for-profit education

KC Deane | November 19, 2012, 2:11 pm

The Obama administration is not known for its friendliness toward for-profit companies in education. read more >

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Paul Krugman's Strange Ireland Prediction
Pethokoukis, Economics, Taxes and Spending

4 reasons why we can’t bring back the 91% tax rate

James Pethokoukis | November 19, 2012, 2:01 pm

Paul Krugman wants to go back to the future: America in the 1950s made the rich pay their fair share; it gave workers the power to bargain for decent wages and benefits; yet contrary to right-wing propaganda then and now, … read more >

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Economics, International economy

2 European charts for US fiscal cliff negotiators

Desmond Lachman | November 19, 2012, 12:02 pm

A picture is said to be worth more than a thousand words. In that spirit, as serious negotiation gets underway on the fiscal cliff, US policymakers might want to ponder the two European charts below, which underline the seriousness of … read more >

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An Iron Dome launcher fires an interceptor rocket near the Israeli city of Ashkelon November 19, 2012. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside
Foreign and Defense Policy, Middle East and North Africa

What was Hamas thinking?

Danielle Pletka | November 19, 2012, 11:55 am

Can Hamas win militarily against Israel? Of course not, and while Hamas’ leaders are certifiably bad men, they are not obviously stupid. But their aim isn’t to win, it’s to be relevant in the modern Middle East. read more >

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Carpe Diem

Existing home sales increase 10.9% in October, median price by 11.1%, boosting home equity by $760b over the last year

Mark J. Perry | November 19, 2012, 11:21 am

The National Realtors Association reported today on existing-homes sales for the month of October, here are some highlights: 1. Total existing-home sales in October for single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops, rose 2.1% from September to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of … read more >

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Economics

Nonexistent federal salary gap

Andrew Biggs | November 19, 2012, 10:02 am

This morning, Jason Richwine and I write in the Washington Post on the Federal Salary Council’s claim that federal government jobs on average pay 35% less than similar private sector positions. We run through a number of problems with this conclusion—one … read more >

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Foreign and Defense Policy

Yes, the White House knows who changed Rice’s talking points

Marc Thiessen | November 19, 2012, 10:00 am

Fox News reports that intelligence officials told members of Congress they do not know who changed Ambassador Susan Rice’s talking points on Benghazi to remove references to al Qaeda for her five Sunday show appearances: Former CIA Director David Petraeus … read more >

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