Marginal REVOLUTION
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Marginal Revolution is the blog of Tyler Cowen and Alex Tabarrok, both of whom teach at George Mason University. MR began in August of 2003 and there have been new posts daily since that time. In numerous reviews and ratings over the years Marginal Revolution has consistently been ranked as the best or one of the best economic blogs on the web, but it is more (and less) than that, also representing the quirks of its authors.
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Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 28 November 2012 English
…brewing remains just about the only useful activity at which North Korea beats the South. The North’s Taedonggang Beer, made with equipment imported from Britain, tastes surprisingly good. That is …
Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 28 November 2012 English
There is a new and stimulating piece by Ron Unz, in The American Conservative. The article covers plenty of ground, but I took away two main points. The first is …
Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 28 November 2012 English
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Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 28 November 2012 English
1. The net price myth will not save the sustainability of higher education. 2. Purely defensive technological innovation, for cows. 3. Chris Blattman’s African development exam. 4. Will the “buy …
Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 28 November 2012 English
Does your car swerve off the bridge or plough through the nearby crowd? In case of an impending accident, which ethical standards will govern your driverless car? (Which govern you?) …
Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 27 November 2012 English
Beverly Hills Caviar has unveiled its first touch-screen vending machine at the Burbank Towne Center, offering “a large selection of the world’s finest selection of caviar, truffles, escargot, bottarga, blinis, …
Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 27 November 2012 English
1. Photo. 2. Which are the most and least emotional countries? (speculative) 3. Englishman beats the Scots at World Porridge Championship (not speculative), and from the Wilt Chamberlain archive. 4. …
Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 27 November 2012 English
Here is more on the CFTC’s attack on Intrade: Why doesn’t Intrade just obey the complicated law and become a licensed exchange? They tried, but the CFTC won’t give them …
Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 27 November 2012 English
These new videos are up, click on “Foreign Aid” to access them, under “Course in Progress” on the right hand side of the page. For a sample, here is Alex’s …
Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 22 November 2012 English
From Wired Science which notes why man has succeeded in breeding big turkeys when evolution failed–it’s not as complicated as you might think: …the key technical advance was artificial insemination, …