Links from today, and the past week, in your Thursday internet roundup:1) Color me a bit surprised: despite the emerging liberal narrative (endorsed by yours truly) that the rigid and uncompromising Catholic opposition to the Obama contraception mandate signals a church in decline, new ordinations in the priesthood are up over the past decade ["Traditional Catholicism is Winning," The Wall Street Journal, 4/12/12]
2) Speaking of the Catholic Church, the good news is that they don't ONLY care about contraception. Give credit where credit is due... ["Catholic Bishops Criticize Ryan Budget Cuts to Food Stamps," The Hill, 4/17/12]
3) The Carlyle Group, the second biggest private equity firm in the country, may be "the most undercooked IPO of 2012," according to Stephen ["Carlyle is Said to Seek Value of up to $8 Billion in IPO, Bloomberg, 4/11/12]
4) Barack Obama tries to channel Ronald Reagan to argue for his millionaires' tax, but fudges on the facts ["Obama's Misleading Reagan Reference," CNBC, 4/13/12]
5) Nazi lobbyists? No, seriously... ["Nazis Get Their Own Lobbyist," US News, 4/13/12]
6) The Weekly Standard's Irwin Stelzer compares the relative resilience and divergent debt reduction policies of the US vs. European economies. Mr. Stelzer alludes to America's deficit challenges toward the end of his article, but am I wrong to interpret him as being somewhat sympathetic to Keynesian intervention in the short term, given how poorly austerity has worked out for Europe so far? ["America vs. Europe," The Weekly Standard, 4/14/12]
If you haven't already, don't forget to check out my take on Tuesday's DC space shuttle flyover. Stephen and I are working on two simultaneous email debates, so stay tuned for more Conflict as you count down the hours to the end of another workweek.
Happy Thursday!
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