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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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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
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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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
77,777 miles
Our sturdy 1993 Jeep Wrangler (pictured above), built in Colorado with six cylinders and manual transmission, recently reached a milestone: 77,777 miles …
Grade the Professor (Spring Break edition)
It’s that time of year again! With Spring Break right around the corner, we would like some feedback from our business law students. It’s your chance to “grade the professor,” so vote early and vote often … this pithy poll expires on Friday, … Continue reading
Rest in peace; it’s only logical …
The original Star Trek series, which we watched as a child, has always represented the future to us. Now, with the loss of Leonard Nimoy, it is part of our collective past …
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Reddit mystery
We love this picture. But who is she? No one really knows.
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