WonkPM: Your afternoon update from Wonkblog for August 14, 2013

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View on the Web. Wednesday, August 14, 2013 WonkPM is your afternoon update of the latest posts on Wonkblog. WonkPM is a supplement to your morning Wonkbook newsletter. If you'd like to opt-out from receiving WonkPM, please click here. Larry Ellison says Apple can't succeed without Steve Jobs. He's wrong. The true-life story of a baby born early to dodge taxes A number of commenters reacted incredulously to Monday’s post on research suggesting that women may be choosing to have children in December rather than January for tax reasons. “Surely no mother would be so silly!” the argument goes. There are … Continue reading → A terrifying look into John Boehner's awful job Robert Costa’s behind-the-scenes look at how John Boehner and Eric Cantor pulled House Republicans back from a costly and self-destructive government shutdown presents itself as a narrative of something in Washington finally going right. But it’s really a detailed look … Continue reading → Ignore Anthony Weiner. Here's what matters in the NYC mayor's race Public Advocate Bill de Blasio is now in the lead in the Democratic primary race for New York mayor, garnering the support of 30 percent of likely voters, compared to 24 percent who favor City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and … Continue reading → Jack Germond: 'I'm not saying another word until they bring me a martini' Legendary political reporter Jack Germond died Wednesday. He was 85. Germond’s “Fat Man in a Middle Seat” was the first book I ever read about American politics. I can no longer remember what led me to pick it up. But … Continue reading → Who're you going to believe on immigration? Mark Krikorian or your lying eyes? Last week, I wrote a column about the research Princeton’s Doug Massey has done on the flow of Mexican migration to the United States, which suggests that some of our border enforcement policies have backfired. Mark Krikorian, head of the … Continue reading → How the big U.S. airlines try to avoid competing with each other In 2005, there were nine major airlines flying inside the United States. Today, there are just five: Delta, United, Southwest, American Airlines, and US Airways: More recently, US Airways and American Airlines are trying to combine forces, bringing the total … Continue reading → Larry Bartels confuses Washington and the economy On Monday, I wrote a post responding to Frank Rich’s question about whether “altruists” could really get anything done in Washington at a time when the “corporate fix” is in. Now Vanderbilt’s Larry Bartels has weighed in — which should … Continue reading → Are fracking proponents wrestling enough with the environmental risks? In our Wonkblog Crowdsourced discussion of the likely economic and business consequences of an era of more plentiful natural gas, a recurring theme among commenters is that the damage to water supplies could be more severe than enthusiasts of fracking … Continue reading → There's a big gender gap in CEO pay. Bad negotiating isn't the reason. A new Bloomberg report finds that out of the top executives at each of the companies in the S&P 500 index, only 8 percent were women, and that these women at the top ranks of Corporate America earned 18 percent … Continue reading → Follow Ezra Klein:     You are receiving WonkPM as a supplement to your morning Wonkbook newsletter. If you no longer wish to receive WonkPM, or would like to unsubscribe from Wonkbook entirely, click here. ©2013 The Washington Post 1150 15th St NW Washington, DC 20071 Help & Contact Info Privacy Policy

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