Forget bloggers and the economy; this is why newspapers are going under left and right. Go on; try to count the grammatical errors. (Try not to be distracted by the incredibly scuzzy Uncle Sam figure or the strange logical errors.) If the reader has to have a good understanding of a topic to comprehend a […]
I decided to jump on the bandwagon and check out the Susan Boyle Britain’s Got Talent performance on YouTube. I was not expecting much, based on my impression of most TV-talent show successes… wow. That is a challenging song, and to sound that good in a YouTube clip… I’m impressed.
Susan Boyle – I’m Impressed Read More »
If you buy a $79 2-cycle, no-name weed eater, one fine Saturday it will half-explode on you, sending you to Home Depot to buy the $200, 4-cycle, no-mix, brand-name model. Buy the latter first – there’s a lower likelihood of shrapnel that way.
Life Lesson #53,987 Read More »
A number of people have asked me lately what I’m reading on economics and the financial markets right now. Truth is, I’m always reading such things, and no short list can even come close to covering the variety of material I try to read, from the scholarly and serious (e.g., Posner, Becker, Mankiw, etc.) to
Just learned my alma mater has introduced a number of academic minors. Frankly, I think we had a good thing going with the majors-only system, and I’m sad to see this change, even though it will probably make us more competitive on a national scale.