December 2009
22 posts
Disgrace: 'In the 1960s...filibusters affected... →
Dec 21st
The Problem With Krugman...
Well, one of them, anyway, is that he doesn’t even TRY to be unbiased. Take, for example, the recent name-calling spat with Arnold Kling over a debate about whether lowering the minimum wage would help, or hurt. It’s embarrassing. And the problem with that is that some people won’t even pay attention when he says something really smart, like why liberals shouldn’t...
Dec 21st
It ain't cheap, but Slow Food is green: 'Through... →
Dec 17th
'Chinese academics have estimated that government... →
Every James Bond movie used to have a scene where Bond would show up uninvited to an official Russian banquet; I remember thinking how great it must have been to live in Soviet Russia… Probably should think about that every time it seems like things are better in China.
Dec 16th
McCain sides with Volcker →
Dec 16th
NY Times editorial board: 'The White House's... →
Dec 15th
Evidence that liberty is a crucial element of the... →
Dec 15th
I have no doubt his intentions are honorable, but... →
Dec 15th
Obama in Oslo: 'I believe that peace is unstable... →
Dec 15th
Paraphrasing Krugman: Tax policies can have weird... →
Dec 14th
Paul Volcker backtracking?: 'Well, breaking them... →
Dec 14th
Matt Taibbi: 'How could Obama let this happen? Is... →
Dec 11th
Deutsche Bank in Copenhagen: 'The [large cost]... →
Dec 9th
Education = propaganda? So what? I'm not sure what... →
Dec 9th
The case against newspapers (and for Google) →
Dec 9th
'American Apocalypse': Exactly the type of book I... →
Dec 9th
Meredith Whitney: 'I have 100 percent conviction... →
Dec 8th
Mint.com: 10% Unemployment vs. 17% Underemployment
Dec 4th
Ten fair and responsible ways to help reduce the... →
Dec 3rd
So true: 'One of the key jobs of the human brain... →
Dec 3rd
Here some research shows that corporate leaders... →
Dec 2nd
Krugman: '[Democratic] losses will be worse... →
Dec 1st