Social Sciences Fact Check: Romney’s Debate Dig at Spain
Lavish Spanish spending. Feeds six. Here’s a quick fact-check on Mitt Romney’s mid-debate comment last night, that the…
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Yet Another Reason to Live on the California Central Coast
It’s the only place in the country where you can’t get killed by one of the 5,000 or…
Economics Less Dismal: To End a Recession, Cheer for the Underdog
Hey coach, what’s the p/e on that? Greece’s national soccer team warms up. Last night, Barcelona’s soccer team beat…
Los Angeles Drivers Kill Pedestrians, Bikers Way More Than in Most Cities
As one of Los Angeles’ rare (but not unique) bicycle commuters, I’ve always felt the local drivers were…
Hunting for Bear (Stearns) With the Martin Act
Today’s announcement by the elegantly named Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities Working Group that it was suing over fraud allegedly…
Today in Saving Print: The Green Bay Packers Model
Via The Guardian: A bad call but a great metaphor A German newspaper, Die Tageszeitung, has figured out how…
Proof Positive That Our Sources are Geniuses
A quick shout-out to Raj Chetty, one of 23 recipients of this year’s John D. and Catherine T.…
Do You Browse to the Left, or the Right?
Balancer, a new plug-in for the Chrome browser, might be able to tell you.
Orwellian Update: Undercover Cops Spying on Protesters via Cell Phones
Watch out, Occupiers and other protesters: the guy next to you taking cellphone snapshots may not be a…
New Estimate for Climate Change-Related Casualties Released, Not Pretty.
A European humanitarian aid consultancy, DARA, has released a study that claims to define the various ways that 100…