28 | November | 2012

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Good news: Daily Feedburner email service has been restored

Mark J. Perry | November 28, 2012, 6:56 pm

Dear Carpe Diem Readers: For those of you (about 1,100) who had subscribed to the Feedburner service at the old Carpe Diem website to receive a daily email with new blog posts, I have good news: the service has just been restored in … read more >

Politics and Public Opinion, States

Is Chris Christie a shoo-in for reelection?

Henrik Temp | November 28, 2012, 4:36 pm

Christie has some of the highest approval ratings ever recorded for a New Jersey governor. Is his reelection inevitable? read more >

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Foreign and Defense Policy, Defense

‘Tis the season to give thanks for military R&D

Brittany French | November 28, 2012, 3:52 pm

If you enjoy the conveniences of your laptop computer, saving messages on your iPhone, capturing millions of memorizes with your digital camera, or not getting lost with the help of a GPS, then you might want to consider supporting a … read more >

Carpe Diem

Wednesday afternoon links

Mark J. Perry | November 28, 2012, 3:31 pm

1. The proportion of U.S. student loan balances that are in delinquency (unpaid for 90 days or more) surpassed that of credit-card balances in Q3 for the first time ever, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, via CNBC. … read more >

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Pethokoukis

Liberals are now arguing Medicare is no longer a fiscal problem. They’re wrong

James Pethokoukis | November 28, 2012, 2:03 pm

Did you hear the fantastic news about Medicare? Like many Americans, you’ve probably been laboring under the delusion that the social insurance program was posing some sort of long-term threat to the fiscal stability of the US government. Maybe you … read more >

Economics, Energy and the Environment

Strange economic thinking at Princeton

Kenneth P. Green | November 28, 2012, 1:54 pm

Princeton University has a press release out trumpeting a new series of studies that demonstrate, they claim: The United States could eliminate the need for crude oil by using a combination of coal, natural gas and non-food crops to make … read more >

Economics, Taxes and Spending

Top 10 things Obama’s $82 billion tax hike on the rich would buy

Marc Thiessen | November 28, 2012, 1:20 pm

President Obama’s plan to raise taxes on the wealthy will bring in roughly $82 billion a year. Since the federal government is spending well over a trillion dollars more than it takes in each year, that won’t put much of a … read more >

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Pethokoukis

Is the fiscal cliff a $600 billion bluff by Obama?

James Pethokoukis | November 28, 2012, 12:03 pm

“President Obama’s commitment to top marginal rate increases is unshakable,” financial executives with the (supposed) inside White House skinny tell Politico’s Ben White. And Erskine Bowles is telling folks this morning that “the probability is we’re going over the cliff,” … read more >

Pethokoukis

What student loans, college financing, and Duff Beer have in common

James Pethokoukis | November 28, 2012, 10:55 am

The New York Fed: Outstanding student loan debt now stands at $956 billion, an increase of $42 billion since last quarter. However, of the $42 billion, $23 billion is new debt while the remaining $19 billion is attributed to previously … read more >

Pethokoukis

Why student loans might be the next recipient of a taxpayer bailout

James Pethokoukis | November 28, 2012, 10:28 am

Banks already got their bailout, so is it time for loan-laden college grads to get theirs? Consider the following: 1. Student debt has climbed by 74% since the start of the Great Recession, according to a new report from Citigroup, … read more >