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Month: May 2010
A Warm Welcome
James Oliver recently e-mailed me a shortlist of people I could consider adding to the “Too Brittle to Sustain” club: Bill Woolsey Bill Woolsey is an excellent… Read more “A Warm Welcome”
A Token of Your Appreciation
Leigh Caldwell has an interesting reconciliation of Arrow’s Impossibility Theorem, and also takes a swipe at my contention about initiatives (not quoted): So what I propose is… Read more “A Token of Your Appreciation”
What is Goldman Sachs’ Competitive Advantage?
Talk about a Catch-22. Turns out Goldman Sachs didn’t have a single day of trading losses during 2010Q1. That’s great news for anyone, except: The lack of… Read more “What is Goldman Sachs’ Competitive Advantage?”
Thinking About Complexity
As loyal readers will have probably surmised, I try my best to capitalize on people that are smarter than me writing about the same concepts I write… Read more “Thinking About Complexity”
Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids Book Cover
Since Bryan Caplan has not sent me his manuscript, I have been forced to interpret from his blog posts as to the subject matter of his upcoming… Read more “Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids Book Cover”
Surprise! Recession II
This is the second part of the series started with this post. It is well worth it to begin by reading the first part, as it lays… Read more “Surprise! Recession II”
Quick Notes About Greece
I’m learning a lot about Greece reading about reactions to the recent “fiscal austerity” measures taken up under the auspice of the EU/IMF $145bn bailout. Case in… Read more “Quick Notes About Greece”
In Which I Say ‘Well, Maybe’…
Adam Ozimek wonders: Provocative question of the day: should mortgage applications come with a short IQ test, where potential borrowers receiving a score below a certain level… Read more “In Which I Say ‘Well, Maybe’…”
The Semantics of Drug Prohibition
This Cinco de Mayo I’m going to use my blog to briefly speak against the one of the great injustices the world inflicts upon its people. Mexico,… Read more “The Semantics of Drug Prohibition”