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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

College Is Dead. Long Live College! |

College Is Dead. Long Live College! | TIME.com

Boats you can land planes on

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The Towering Legacy of George W. Bush —

The Towering Legacy of George W. Bush — The League of Ordinary Gentlemen

30 Simple Ways to Simplify Your Life

30 Simple Ways to Simplify Your Life

The Washington Post Tries to Scare You on Public Sector Pensions

The Washington Post Tries to Scare You on Public Sector Pensions | Beat the Press

The Whiff of Conflict Grows in a Divided Mali -

Debate mentions: Mali 2, Japan 0

The Whiff of Conflict Grows in a Divided Mali - NYTimes.com

‘Castle’ Law at Issue After Fatal Montana Shooting

Only in America

‘Castle’ Law at Issue After Fatal Montana Shooting - NYTimes.com

C.F.P.B. Will Begin Oversight of Debt Collectors -

Aqueduct Casino’s Success May Spur Industry Expansion in New York

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

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How Driverless Cars Might Transform the Broader Economy

How Driverless Cars Might Transform the Broader Economy - By Reihan Salam - The Agenda - National Review Online

Broken BRICs | Foreign Affairs

Broken BRICs | Foreign Affairs

Cosmo Wenman's Mind-Blowing Sculpture Made On A MakerBot

Cosmo Wenman's Mind-Blowing Sculpture Made On A MakerBot

More students want to be doctors than ever before

More students want to be doctors than ever before

12 Guidelines for Deciding When to Persist, When to Quit

When to hold 'em and when to fold 'em

12 Guidelines for Deciding When to Persist, When to Quit - Rosabeth Moss Kanter - Harvard Business Review

The third presidential debate in graphs

The third presidential debate in graphs

Flexibly Persistent Career Planning (It's Not About The Color of Your Parachute) | LinkedIn

Flexibly Persistent Career Planning (It's Not About The Color of Your Parachute) | LinkedIn

Relying On The Ignorance Of Voters -

Down to the Sea

Relying On The Ignorance Of Voters - The Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Beast

Infographic: How big a backyard would you need to live off the land?

Infographic: How big a backyard would you need to live off the land? | MNN - Mother Nature Network

F.D.A. Receives Death Reports Citing Monster Energy, a High-Caffeine Drink - NYTimes.com

Why we need smart, constant government regulation. 

F.D.A. Receives Death Reports Citing Monster Energy, a High-Caffeine Drink - NYTimes.com

Monday, October 22, 2012

The New Yorker’s Endorsement of Barack Obama

The New Yorker’s Endorsement of Barack Obama : The New Yorker

Ground Game: Obama Opens Up Big Lead In State Headquarters

Will this correlate with wins?

Ground Game: Obama Opens Up Big Lead In State Headquarters - The Daily Beast

Four line summary of tonight's debate

Last Hope - By James Traub | Foreign Policy:



 "I killed Osama bin Laden."

"Thank you, Mr. President. Governor Romney, your turn: What's wrong with the Obama Doctrine?"

"Libya. Libya. Libya."

"Well, I guess that wraps it up for tonight. Vote early and vote often, folks."

White Democrats Disappear from the Deep South

http://prospect.org/article/white-democrats-disappear-deep-south

No Country for Young Children

The Epicurean Dealmaker: No Country for Young Children

The Matchmaker - The Boston Globe

The Matchmaker - The Boston Globe

Friday, October 19, 2012

Romnesia

The Fighter In The White House - The Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Beast

After the ACA: Freeing the market for health care

The Grumpy Economist: After the ACA: Freeing the market for health care

Mitt, Tagg, And The Romney Family's Myth Of Self-Reliance | The New Republic

Mitt, Tagg, And The Romney Family's Myth Of Self-Reliance | The New Republic

10 Trends Shaping the Investment World

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The second presidential debate in graphs

The second presidential debate in graphs

What Happens in Brooklyn Moves to Vegas - NYTimes.com

What Happens in Brooklyn Moves to Vegas - NYTimes.com

Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: Avery Durable View Binder, 1 Inch Rings, White, 1 Binder (17012)

Surnames and the laws of social mobility

Surnames and the laws of social mobility

Sunday, October 14, 2012

Luck, Wealth, and Implications for Policy--Posner -

:Luck matters; a lot

Luck, Wealth, and Implications for Policy--Posner - The Becker-Posner Blog

Rajiv Sethi: Of Bulls and Bair

Rajiv Sethi: Of Bulls and Bair:

Regulatory Arbitrage vs regulatory capture:

Bair argues that while a single monolithic regulator would put an end to regulatory arbitrage, it could worsen the problem of regulatory capture: "a diversity of views and the ability of one agency to look over the shoulder of another is a good check against regulators becoming too close to the entities they regulate."

Ask A Banker: What Do Investment Bankers Actually Do? :

Ask A Banker: What Do Investment Bankers Actually Do? : Planet Money : NPR

Monday, October 08, 2012

On the alleged cultural superiority of the Chinese

Better at some things does not mean superior.

TheMoneyIllusion � On the alleged cultural superiority of the Chinese

Taking Hard New Look at a Greenspan Legacy - NYTimes.com

Taking Hard New Look at a Greenspan Legacy - NYTimes.com

Information is Beautiful Awards Winners!

Information is Beautiful Awards Winners! - Information Is Beautiful Awards

Digitopoly | Online education experiments at the margin

Digitopoly | Online education experiments at the margin

European entrepreneurs: Les mis�rables

European entrepreneurs: Les mis�rables | The Economist

The Deeper Causes of the Financial Crisis

Good little paper

The Deeper Causes of the Financial Crisis – Mortgages Alone Cannot Explain It | The Big Picture

Canada Highlights War of 1812

Why do they celebrate?
Well, they won.

Canada Highlights War of 1912, Casting U.S. as Aggressor - NYTimes.com