Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Globalisation's Hit Men

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John Perkins

How Good People become Evil

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Errol Morris’ “Feel-Bad” Masterpiece

Assorted Podcasts

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Doing without a ruler: in defence of anarchism Morality and political violence To be or not to be (Part 1) Suicide has been a focus of philo...

Goosebumps at Google

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Robert Lawrence Stine , author of "Goosebumps", "Rotten School", "Mostly Ghostly", "The Nightmare Room...

The Secret to Economic Growth revealed

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Commission on Growth and Development (inlcudes Solow, Rubin,and other eminent economists) has released their growth report . “W e are acut...

Guess the following oil producing country

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The economy contracted during the first half of 2007 . This was driven by a drop in oil production following a strong outturn in 2006, refle...
Tuesday, May 20, 2008

O' Really

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Environmental fanatics?

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John Francis ,After a massive oil spill polluted San Francisco Bay in 1971, Francis gave up all motorized transportation. F or 22 years, he ...
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Russian Corruption Fact of the Day

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The level of corruption remains extremely high," Medvedev said. " In 2007 alone, 10,500 criminal cases involving corruption were l...

When will we hear good news from Africa?

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The myth about being 'technical' virigins and oral sex

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"There is a widespread belief that teens engage in nonvaginal forms of sex, especially oral sex, as a way to be sexually active while s...

Corrupt Politician or Management Expert?

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India's Railways Minister Laloo Prasad Yadav and his wife offer prayers at the Mahavir Hindu Temple in Patna , 18 December 2006, after ...
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The Greatest Social Revolution in Human History is coming

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Monday, May 19, 2008

Econ Talks of the Week

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Allan Meltzer Myron Scholes Bryan Caplan Richard Posner Kenneth Arrow Fareed Zakaria

More Idiocy from Chavez

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'Willy Wonka' faces closure threat from Chavez

Hopeless in Myanmar

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Sunday, May 18, 2008

McCain on Earmarks, etc

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Live From New York, It’s John McCain

Books to Pre-Order

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Sea of Poppies: A Novel by Amitav Ghosh

Israeli Artists

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Artists Absorb Israel’s Six Decades, and Move On Adi Nes / Sigalit Landau / Ohad Meromi / Nelly Agass / Erez Israeli / Michal Helfman ...

Song of The Flower

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Song of The Flower by Khalil Gibran

Logarithmic spirals in Space

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Typhoon Rammasun (right) and 25 million light-year distant galaxy M101 - each with arms exhibiting the shape of a simple and beautiful mathe...

The British role in the Middle East

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Costs and Benefits of Amazon Kindle

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Megan McArdle is loving it; I've got about 50 books on it, and I love always having something with me to read. I also love the ease of ...

Econ Talk of the Day

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Myron Scholes -on outlook for the credit crisis, economic modeling and the need for a new system of accounting.

The food an American family throws away each month

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One Country’s Table Scraps, Another Country’s Meal
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A smart worker, not a hard worker

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Award-Winning Writer Gloria Calderón Kellett Discusses Sitcom Writing, Screenplays and the Changing Landscape of Television Mindjet: Between...

Help me decide

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Should I buy an iPod or Amazon Kindle
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Photos of the Day- Istanbul

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See more from the photographer- Neeka Related; Modernity or Tradition: Istanbul at a Crossroad Finds Its Own Way Where to Stay in Istanbul 3...

Assorted Asia News Links

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Asia Foundation Blog ADBI E-Newsline

Stupid working paper titles

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Has Inflation Hurt the Poor? Regional Analysis in the Philippines From Asian Development Bank
Saturday, May 17, 2008

Branding

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Brand Names Before the Industrial Revolution ; In medieval Europe, manufacturers sold durable goods to anonymous consumers in distant market...

Generals also Lobby

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DCI Group - Lobbyists for Myanmar in DC DCI Group is a strategic public affairs and global issues management firm. We use a campaign-style a...

No Mystery about Property Rights

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International Property Rights Index

Turkey Fact of the Day- Legal Aid

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-Although legal aid is free, less than two percent of defendants made use of it during their trials. - Approximately 75% of defendants who w...

Movies and GDP

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The 1976 classic , directed by Martin Scorsese with Robert De Niro as the bitterly alienated protagonist, gave the world De Niro’s catchphra...

The Library of Nineveh

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History podcast of the Day- The Library of Nineveh ; In 1849 a young English adventurer called Henry Layard started digging into a small h...

The Economist who became an Accidental Actor

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Danny Glover

Obamatopia and more election humor

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Friday, May 16, 2008

The Golf Sacrifice

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In a rather obsequious and fawning interview with the US newspaper Politico and Yahoo News, Bush disclosed that he was enjoying a game of go...

The Race Card

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The Race Card: How Bluffing About Bias Makes Race Relations Worse , Richard Thompson Ford The black guy is a looter, a gangbanger, a stone-c...

The Perfect Storm

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Safia Ali, mother of five, has not eaten in seven days. Her 1-year old son, Farhan, has fallen ill . The consensus now is that all the same ...
Thursday, May 15, 2008

Politics in America

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Photo of the Day

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A tunnel through mountainous northwestern Kyrgyzstan

NAMA

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A simple guide — NAMA Negotiations Non-agricultural market access negotiations
Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Blog of the Day

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burning bridge - current affairs from volatile areas Not recommended for the faint-hearted burma channel - images of Nargis

Law Book Recommendations

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Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges by Antonin Scalia , Bryan A. Garner How Judges Think by Richard A. Posner

How Supreme Court Justices Think

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Justice Scalia: Be Likeable and Avoid Contractions Good advice- especially don't start a fight with comedians (the video is not office s...

Moyers - 'Democracy is a story of narrow escapes'

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Moyers on Democracy by Bill Moyers Related; Broadcasting Legend Bill Moyers on the 2008 Elections, the Rev. Wright Controversy, the Media, V...

What Really Sank the Titanic: New Forensic Discoveries

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In Weak Rivets, a Possible Key to Titanic’s Doom ; Researchers have discovered that the builder of the Titanic struggled for years to obtain...

Wine Library

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tv.winelibrary.com Related; Bottoms Up | Wine Guru Gary Vaynerchuk