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Why did the N.Y. Times drop Joe Sharkey’s travel column?
According to this report by the excellent Jim Romenesko, it’s because some evil hack at the New York Times decided to slash the paper’s already paltry budget for freelance writers. Although Sharkey’s column had been published every Tuesday in the business section of … Continue reading
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So when is Cheryl’s birthday?
Happy Birthday in advance, Cheryl! #trickquestion #treatquestion rewards.singtel.com/rewards/deligh… http://t.co/BJFim48rWi— (@Singtel) April 13, 2015
Coase theorem primer (police shooting video edition)
Broadly speaking, the so-called Coase theorem states that when bargaining is feasible (i.e. when transaction costs are low), bargaining among parties with conflicts of interest will produce an efficient economic outcome regardless of the initial allocation of property rights. English economist … Continue reading
What will your epitaph say?
Via reddit.
A 2016 fable (“Hillary Rodham and the seven dwarfs” edition)
Who you got? (Not pictured: the seventh dwarf–Ted “Grumpy” Cruz.)
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Should passports become obsolete?
After all, you don’t need a passport to travel across State lines within the U.S., so why do foreigners need a passport or even a visa to enter the United States? Why won’t any government-issued I.D. suffice? Heck, why do we even … Continue reading
Cowen’s First Law is self-refuting
The hyper-productive Tyler Cowen recently formulated his “first law” of logical argumentation as follows: “There is something wrong with everything (by which I mean there are few decisive or knockdown … arguments, and furthermore until you have found the major flaws … Continue reading
Is a Snickers candy bar tax deductible?
In a word, no. What if you ate the candy bar during work hours while you were working? The answer is still no. The larger question is this: are snacks ever deductible? And do you prefer a simple “bright-line rule” or … Continue reading
Good or bad idea? (“I’m feeling lucky”–Google car edition)
Hat tip: Tonto3.
prior probability 