Category: Economics

Marginal Revolution Fan Looking For Love

May 16th, 2010
Craigslist: Exceptionally mediocre guy seeks stunningly awesome woman - 31 (Inside the beltway) more »

An Honest Politician

May 13th, 2010
The Hill: N.J. gov. sets tone for USAs the United States watches a debt crisis in Greece like a fiscal oil spill, waiting to see where it will spread first and when it will make landfall on our shores, Christie is tackling the nation’s worst state de… more »

Protest

May 13th, 2010
Tea Parties May Be Europe's Only HopeLast week in Greece, a bank was firebombed by left-wing protesters, killing three people. The protesters were upset that as a result of the financial crisis, the Greek government is freezing public sector wages… more »

The Adults Probably Want To Ban Swimming

May 13th, 2010
Year’s 1st Shark Bite Can’t Faze Girl, 10 “I like swimming in the ocean,” she said. “It’s a freak thing, and a one-in-a-million chance that I would get bitten by a shark. So it really wouldn’t happen again, I don’t think.” more »

I Hope LeBron Reads The WSJ

May 13th, 2010
NY Athletes Hunting Homes Find Unconventional Playing Field Thanks to its competitive real-estate market, its proximity to high finance and its unusual concentration of wealth, New York offers athlete perks that just don't exist anywhere else. more »

So Are We More Socialist Than The Socialists?

May 13th, 2010
Democrat Mickey Kaus:Spain's Socialist prime minister has cut civil service pay by 5% and then frozen it in an attempt to reduce budget deficits by almost half (from over 11% to 6% of GDP) in two years. Try to imagine a California Democrat doing the… more »

Must You Love Unions To Be A Good Democrat?

May 9th, 2010
Mickey Kaus: America's lead weight more »

Big Government

May 7th, 2010
Reason: 'Just Because We Didn't Have a Lobbyist, Why Should We Have to Suffer?' more »

How To Make $500,000 In 30 Seconds

May 6th, 2010
WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TODAY? THIS IS INCREDIBLE! more »

Lying Liars

May 2nd, 2010
New York Times: Repaying Taxpayers With Their Own CashAS we inch closer to a clearer understanding of the products and practices that unleashed the credit crisis of 2008, it’s becoming apparent that those seeking the whole truth are still outnumbered… more »

“'Tolerance' is where you tolerate things that actually bother you."

April 28th, 2010
Alex Tabarrok: On Tolerance more »