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Posts I Won’t Write

…pontificate about finance is a Mug’s Game. The mugging being of people who are stupid enough to believe economists. (If Brad DeLong or Mark Thoma links to this one, I’ll…

Income Mobility

Lifted from comments from Daniel Becker’s post here, reader PJR provides links to two good sources: Another data-driven study indicates income mobility is down at the same time that inequality…

What is Happening in Italy

…write a long long rambling post (with no useful links). Update: check corrections at the end of the post. The current critical situation Since last summer, Italy has been in…

Blanket the Earth

…flat out survive into the Spring. [links to NY, Buffalo, Chicago, Nashville, and SF lists in original] Having shoveled snow this weekend—and knowing people in NJ, MA, and CT who…

Rick Perry’s 20-20 Vision

…opt in, guaranteeing significant revenue loss. [OPENING QUOTE ADDED, sans original links; go read the whole thing] And Andrew Samwick piles on with the politics: And now we have another…

Short list of articles on Occupying XX

…protests? Not surprisingly, the mainstream media has been condescending and dismissive. Updates: PGL adds quotes from Mitt Romney and Ben Bernanke at Econospeak. Buffpilot provides links in comments to other…