I’m teaching “Economics for Non-Economists” this semester. This is an interesting experiment, and is strongly testing my belief that you can teach economics without mathematics so long as people understand graphs and tables. (It appears that people primarily learn how to read graphs and tables in mathematics-related courses. Did everyone except me know this?) Since […]
In the digital age, the accessibility of goods and services has extended to include firearms, leading to a growing market for rifles available for purchase online. While this avenue provides convenience for enthusiasts and sportsmen, it’s essential to approach online firearm purchases with a thorough understanding of regulations, safety measures, and responsible ownership. Legality and […]
CPAC had a gathering of Republican Governors today. As Jennifer Hayden (@Scout_Finch) on Twitter noted, the Brownback/Walker/etc. panel was called “How to ruin your state’s economy with one easy tax cut.” So naturally my thoughts shifted to the one way blowing up your state’s economy could be ameliorated: if some unearned windfall occurred. Could a […]
I have a face for radio and a voice for mime. My Eldest Daughter, on the other hand, can project. She proves it for about thirty seconds of this (badly-mixed, overorchestrated) NPR video (starting around 3:30).
(cross-posted from Skippy the Bush Kangaroo) Mark Thoma sends us to Benjamin M. Friedman. Given that imprimatur, one expects precise analysis. (Mark, after all, is an econometrician by trade.) So it was surprising to stop reading so early. Specifically, I gave up on this cretinous piece of garbage at: especially during the president’s first year […]
It was twenty years ago today…
And confirms that his own position: is the same as that of Brad DeLong (et cetera.) and those of us who try paying bills [T]he [Federal Funds Interest Rate target] debate has shifted in the opposite direction as market participants weigh the possibility of a rate cut. The Fed is probably not there yet, but […]
The Fed did the right thing, and moved in the right direction, though in part for the wrong reason today. Go to Tim Duy for the rational approach. For me, I quote the Fed Inflation is expected to remain low in the near term, in part because of earlier declines in energy prices, but to […]
Brad DeLong (via Mark Thoma, since my desktop is dead and I saw Mark’s post first): I question Noah [Smith]’s description of the people as “brightest”. If you insist on trying to understand business cycles by requiring a single consumption Euler equation (rather than, say, risk-averse rich 70-somethings with short horizons; myopic middle-class 40-somethings, and […]
One member of d. 2016 mentions the most recent one: Charlie Manson remains alive. And here’s something I put up about nine years ago; a collaboration with Liberace from a documentary about Jack Paar: R.I.P., Muhammad Ali Click on “Read More” to see the rest.