James Pethokoukis

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

James Pethokoukis is the Money & Politics columnist-blogger for the American Enterprise Institute. Previously, he was the Washington columnist for Reuters Breakingviews. Pethokoukis has written for many publications including USNews & World Report, The New York Times, The Weekly Standard, Commentary, USA Today, and Investor's Business Daily. Pethokoukis is also an official CNBC contributor. In addition, he has appeared numerous times on MSNBC, Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, The McLaughlin Group, CNN, and Nightly Business Report on PBS. A graduate of Northwestern University and the Medill School of Journalism, Pethokoukis is a 2002 Jeopardy! champion.

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The most important of Shinzo Abe’s three arrows

James Pethokoukis | May 21, 2013, 1:11 pm

BTIG’s Dan Greenhaus has a great take on the third of Shinzo Abe’s three arrows: pro-growth, supple-side structural reforms. He points to Abe’s decision to participate in the Trans-Pacific Partnership as a positive sign. Abe also recognizes the need to increase … read more >

Pethokoukis, Economics, U.S. Economy

What Tim Cook should say: Tax me more, Apple not at all

James Pethokoukis | May 21, 2013, 10:45 am

According to US Senate investigators, Apple paid no corporate income tax to any national government on $74 billion in overseas income from foreign units over the past four years. Two key points: First, investigators found no evidence Apple did anything illegal. … read more >

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Study: Living in big cities helps college grads find better jobs

James Pethokoukis | May 20, 2013, 5:08 pm

Cities are good for economic growth. Higher density means higher worker productivity. As Ryan Avent writes in The Gated City, “Density simply facilitates interaction. Interactions translate into wealth when a population is educated and local institutions support private enterprise and … read more >

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Study: ‘No evidence’ having a home computer helps poor kids’ academic performance

James Pethokoukis | May 20, 2013, 3:41 pm

Roughly one out of every four children in the US does not have a computer with Internet access at home. At first take, you might assume those kids are operating at a big disadvantage. Not so, say academics Robert Fairlie … read more >

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Pethokoukis, Economics, U.S. Economy

The pro-growth Fed chairman

James Pethokoukis | May 20, 2013, 1:11 pm

In my weekly National Review column out today, I wrote about the really great commencement speech Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke gave over the weekend at Bard College at Simon’s Rock. It was a gentle counter to the much-discussed “new normal” stagnationist arguments … read more >

Also of Interest

Bernanke’s much-needed optimism

It’s hardly an encouraging sign of a nation’s economic vitality when its most optimistic policymakers are its central bankers.

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The IRS and big government

The expanding Internal Revenue Service scandal could hardly be any more Drudgeriffic.

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Ferguson's blooper on Keynes

It was an unusually feisty weekend in corners of the blogosphere and Twitterverse where dwell economists and economic-policy wonks.

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Money Printing Isn’t Always Inflationary
Republicans are wrongly giving fear of money printing a higher priority than the growth debate. Robust growth is as close as we can get to a panacea for our monetary and fiscal problems. […]
Hindsight Isn’t 20/20
Many lessons should be drawn from the U.S. experience in Iraq. Unfortunately, we’re not learning what we should. […]
The Uses of Scandal
One of the greatest uses of scandal is to vividly demonstrate what new laws are needed and to create the political conditions to get them enacted. […]
Lean In… to Government?
Sheryl Sandberg's runaway best-selling book Lean In has managed to offend both the Left and the Right. Sandberg touts female hard-headedness, yet also calls for an elaborate government- and employer-supplied support system for women. […]