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A couple of weeks ago, I decided to give Google Chrome a shot, after having endured a couple of months of Firefox’s getting ever slower (even with fewer than 10 tabs open and not many plug-ins installed) and crashing more and more often. Initially, I was somewhat reluctant to give Google even more information about [...] In a post offering advice for junior faculty, Greg Mankiw says the following: “Avoid activities that will distract you from research. Whatever you do, do not start a blog. That will only establish your lack of seriousness as a scholar. 1. California’s insurance regulations have forced WellPoint to increase its premiums. As expected, the politicians are using the company as a scapegoat. More here. 2. A superintendent in Rhode Island has confronted unionized teachers by firing an entire school’s staff. 3. Tyler Cowen makes the case for a VAT. Generally good ideas, given the (bad) options among [...] From the Wall Street Journal, evidence that the struggle to win over people’s hearts and minds in favor of liberty may be never-ending: Near a Lutheran church that was at the center of the 1989 protests, campaign supporters recently rallied for the Left. One particularly loud theme: The excesses that triggered today’s financial crisis wouldn’t have [...] Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging! |
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