Top 20 most viewed CD (and AEI) publications in 2019

Summary Statistics: The first table below shows the Top 20 most viewed Carpe Diem posts this year, and the second table below shows the Top 20 most viewed AEI publications in 2019.

Rank Carpe Diem Publications Date Published Pageviews in 2019
1 Why
Socialism Always Fails
March 22, 2016 153,275
2 18
spectacularly wrong predictions made around the time of first Earth Day in
1970, expect more this year
April 21, 2019 62,844
3 There
is no climate emergency, say 500 experts in letter to the United Nations
October 1, 2019 42,905
4 The
shocking story behind Richard Nixon’s ‘War on Drugs’ that targeted blacks and
anti-war activists
June 14, 2018 36,236
5 Putting
America’s enormous $19.4T economy into perspective by comparing US state GDPs
to entire countries
May 8. 2018 33,656
6 Chart of
the day…. or century?
January 11, 2019 26,650
7 There
really is no ‘gender wage gap.’ There’s a ‘gender earnings gap’ but ‘paying
women well’ won’t close that gap
July 31, 2017 22,778
8 New
US homes today are 1,000 square feet larger than in 1973 and living space per
person has nearly doubled
June 5, 2016 18,964
9 Chart
of the day: For every 100 girls/women…..
December 23, 2019 17,727
10 50
years of failed doomsday, eco-pocalyptic predictions; the so-called ‘experts’
are 0-50
September 23, 2019 17,460
11 Happy
89th birthday (June 30) to Thomas Sowell, one of the greatest living
economists
June 29, 2019 16,901
12 Chart
of the day: In 2017, US had largest decline in CO2 emissions in the world for
9th time this century
July 12, 2018 16,156
13 Yes,
the US middle class is shrinking, but it’s because Americans are moving up.
And no, Americans are not struggling to afford a home.
January 31, 2018 15,954
14 More
evidence that it’s very hard to ‘beat the market’ over time, 95% of finance
professionals can’t do it
March 20, 2018 15,735
15 Putting
America’s huge $20.5T economy into perspective by comparing US state GDPs to
entire countries
February 28, 2018 15,332
16 What
if the Asian-white achievement gap were treated the same as the white-black
gap?
June 11, 2019 14,992
17 Quotation
of the day on whether Rep. Ilhan Omar can overcome her prejudice…..
July 13, 2019 14,522
18 Fortune
500 firms 1955 v. 2017: Only 60 remain, thanks to the creative destruction
that fuels economic prosperity
October 20, 2017 14,107
19 Maps
of the day: Travel times from NYC in 1800, 1830, 1857 and 1930
October 5, 2016 10,335
20 Is
Google manipulating search results to promote a social justice agenda,
prevent Trump re-election?
Jun4 24, 2019 10,215

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Rank AEI Publications Author Date Published Pageviews in 2019
1 Why
Socialism Always Fails
Mark J. Perry March 22, 2016 153,275
2 18
spectacularly wrong predictions made around the time of first Earth Day in
1970, expect more this year
Mark J. Perry April 21, 2019 62,844
3 There
is no climate emergency, say 500 experts in letter to the United Nations
Mark J. Perry October 1, 2019 42,905
4 The
shocking story behind Richard Nixon’s ‘War on Drugs’ that targeted blacks and
anti-war activists
Mark J. Perry June 14, 2018 36,236
5 Putting
America’s enormous $19.4T economy into perspective by comparing US state GDPs
to entire countries
Mark J. Perry May 8. 2018 33,656
6 How
generous are federal employee pensions?
Andrew Biggs September 30, 2011 27,759
7 Chart of
the day…. or century?
Mark J. Perry January 11, 2019 26,650
8 The
places where walls work
Michael Rubin January 27, 2017 26,096
9 There
really is no ‘gender wage gap.’ There’s a ‘gender earnings gap’ but ‘paying
women well’ won’t close that gap
Mark J. Perry July 31, 2017 22,778
10 Is
war with Iran imminent? Here’s the real truth
Kenneth Pollack May 16, 2019 22,258
11 New
US homes today are 1,000 square feet larger than in 1973 and living space per
person has nearly doubled
Mark J. Perry June 5, 2016 18,964
12 Chart
of the day: For every 100 girls/women…..
Mark J. Perry December 23, 2019 17,727
13 50
years of failed doomsday, eco-pocalyptic predictions; the so-called ‘experts’
are 0-50
Mark J. Perry September 23, 2019 17,460
14 Happy
89th birthday (June 30) to Thomas Sowell, one of the greatest living
economists
Mark J. Perry June 29, 2019 16,901
15 Chart
of the day: In 2017, US had largest decline in CO2 emissions in the world for
9th time this century
Mark J. Perry July 12, 2018 16,156
16 Yes,
the US middle class is shrinking, but it’s because Americans are moving up.
And no, Americans are not struggling to afford a home.
Mark J. Perry January 31, 2018 15,954
17 More
evidence that it’s very hard to ‘beat the market’ over time, 95% of finance
professionals can’t do it
Mark J. Perry March 20, 2018 15,735
18 Putting
America’s huge $20.5T economy into perspective by comparing US state GDPs to
entire countries
Mark J. Perry February 28, 2018 15,332
19 What
if the Asian-white achievement gap were treated the same as the white-black
gap?
Mark J. Perry June 11, 2019 14,992
20 Quotation
of the day on whether Rep. Ilhan Omar can overcome her prejudice…..
Mark J. Perry July 13, 2019 14,522

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