Saturday, January 22, 2011

The US loses more ground in a measure of Economic Freedom--From Free to Mostly Free...I don't like the sound of that..

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 The Heritage Foundation  A highly regarded survey of economic freedom shows the US losing ground in economic freedom, by their metric...

Two excellent essays on the relationship between economic growth, the environment and the world's poor. Well worth the time.

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In today's Wall Street Journal there are two excellent essays, one by Pete Singer and one by  Bjorn Lomborg , on the relationship betw...

What do Tunisia, The Declaration of Independence and Malcolm Gladwell have in common?

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The change in government in Tunisia resulting from a "popular up-rising" made me think of the importance of this passage from the ...

Graph of Corn used for Ethanol as a percentage of US corn production---posted with no comment...none needed...

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WSJ  using US Dept of Agriculture Data

Solar power---It has to be the primary energy source of the future, doesn't it?

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Perhaps I am stubborn and/or naive, but I believe solar power is the ONLY way to go when seeking an alternative energy source to power our e...
Friday, January 21, 2011

Nice graphic containing unusual taxes people pay on things in the US...

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Thursday, January 20, 2011

Step right up and get your Lion tacos! What? Hmm...Maybe this is the BEST thing that has happened to them as a species.

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Is this the BEST thing that could happen to Lions as a species?  Apply what you know about " The Tragedy of the Commons " and priv...
Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Salaries of Top College Majors by starting and career mid-point pay...Economics is near the top...just sayin'...

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Best Undergrad College Degrees By Salary Methodology Annual pay for Bachelors graduates without higher degrees. Typical starting graduate...
Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Nice video showing the manufacture of a Model T...Compare it to the production of a Mercedes today...What a difference a 100 years makes!

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A nice video showing the manufacture of the Ford Model T.  It is a good example of how technology has changed in a little over a century and...
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"WWBS"--What Would Bastiat Say" about the tax code and the cost to comply with it...I think I know...

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I am not sure if this excerpt below violates Frederic Bastiat's conclusion in "The Broken Window Fallacy ", Destruction is not...

Who was the richest man in the history of the US? A nice interactive graphic here....

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GO HERE to see who the richest people in American history were. You will find a very nice interactive graph there....(HT: The New Arturian...
Monday, January 17, 2011

VERY COOL population pyramid graphic from 1950 to today---Watch it change before your eyes!

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Source HERE CLICK ON THE GRAPH TO SEE IT MOVE. (Thanks to Michael Johnston for the tip!)
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In a nutshell--an economists view of why employment is not increasing as it perhaps should be...

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The economy is officially in recovery as measured by GDP growth and the increase in employing available productive capacity to produce goods...

"Signs, Signs, Everywhere a Sign""---this is SO true on the UT--Austin campus...What is up with the Anarchist-Bicyclist influence on Campus?

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I have been at the University of Texas--Austin for the past 3 days with students participating in a Model United Nations competition.  The c...

Nice graphic comparing many aspects of life before and after the recession

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