Via Tyler Cowen on Marginal Revolution: this is one of the best practical ideas of all times and so far it seems to be implemented only in Glasgow (but increasing coverage at lightspeed).
→ Read more Ce am facut de 1 Decembrie
Nu, nu am mancat fasole, asortata cu tzuica… Pe de alta parte totusi cred ca 1 decembrie este o ocazie speciala in care se pot face- cel putin in teorie- multe lucruri speciale si nu sunt neaparat atat de negativist cum este (deocamdata) Dan (critic da, insa de la critica la pesimism extrem si neincredere totala e ceva distanta).
→ Read more Friedman-Fenwick vs. Shmidlapp (and raising minimum wages in USA…)
I kept updating my entry on the minimum wage controversy in the USA with new posts by Greg Mankiw. And yet again thanks to Professor Mankiw’s blog (he does have a great influence on me, doesn’t he!),
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Via Greg Mankiw’s blog: a great video of a very recent interview (1st of Dec) with Steven Colbert at the Kennedy School of Government. It starts after about 4 minutes of Colbert intro clips.
→ Read more Good intro to opera
I’d very much like to believe I am no longer “fresh to opera”, but I still found Tyler Cowen’s post on how to get started with opera extremely informative. In fact, I regret not having had such a “guide” when I first got interested in opera.
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