Tuesday, May 31, 2005

Taking a Walk

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Actually, my morning routine is a run/coffee/walk combo, with possibly some gardening thrown in. I ran cross country in high school, so now ...
Sunday, May 29, 2005

What George Orwell Didn't Say

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My wife and I went to Wolf Trap Friday night for Garrison Keillor. He used a quote from Orwell, which I later researched. The quote turns ...
Friday, May 27, 2005

Even Nobelists Nod

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Gods and Nobelists occasionally nod. In this case, Professor Stephen Bainbridge is discussing potential limits on the power of hedge funds t...
Thursday, May 26, 2005

Social Class and Immigration in US

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Today's NYTimes article on class compares a Greek who immigrated after WWII and a Mexican who immigrated in 1990. The Greek has a NY re...
Wednesday, May 25, 2005

Freddy Adu and George Washington

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(I bet that's a phrase that doesn't get a Google hit. Checked and I was right.) In last week's New Yorker, the review of David ...
Tuesday, May 24, 2005

Managerial Delusions

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The Washington Post's "Unconventional Wisdom" in The Curse of Drafting First highlights a piece by "behavioral economist...

The Importance of a Rising Tide

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I'd put two articles together, one in the Post on Finland's school system (free to all and top scores on international rankings) an...

Class Matters - Social Class in the United States

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The NY Times site for the series has some interesting links, including an interactive graphic for plotting one's position by occupation,...

Finland Diary

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Robert Kaiser is touring Finland to write pieces for the Washington Post. The first one focuses on education: "Finland finishes first ...
Monday, May 23, 2005

H-Net Review: Jonathan Beard on Overconfidence and War: The Havoc and Glory of Positive Illusions

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This sounds like an interesting book--review from H-Net Review: Jonathan Beard on Overconfidence and War: The Havoc and Glory of Positive Il...