Why is the teen birth rate in the US so high and why does it matter? “It reflects a decision among a set of girls to ‘drop-out’ of the economic mainstream; they choose nonmarital motherhood at a young age instead of investing in their own economic progress because they feel they have little chance of […]
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Risky Business | Commonweal magazine
2012.05.15 – 09:52
Risky Business | Commonweal magazine “Why are there so few conservative professors?” The risky economics of the profession.
Blog: Why Nations Fail: Religion and Hierarchy at Göbekli Tepe
2012.05.15 – 09:42
Religion and Hierarchy at Göbekli Tepe Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson, Why Nations Fail
Göbekli Tepe – Pictures, More From National Geographic Magazine
2012.05.15 – 09:37
Göbekli Tepe – Pictures, More From National Geographic Magazine “It is more as if the occupants of various archaeological sites were all playing with the building blocks of civilization, looking for combinations that worked. In one place agriculture may have been the foundation; in another, art and religion; and over there, population pressures or social […]
Blog: The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan: Is A Lack Of Housing Preventing Innovation?
2012.05.14 – 17:26
Is A Lack Of Housing Preventing Innovation? Andrew Sullivan, The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan
Blog: Sabermetric Research: A model for explaining home field advantage between sports
2012.05.14 – 10:43
A model for explaining home field advantage between sports Phil Birnbaum, Sabermetric Research
The Coming Meltdown in College Education & Why The Economy Won’t Get Better Any Time Soon « blog maverick
2012.05.14 – 10:26
The Coming Meltdown in College Education & Why The Economy Won’t Get Better Any Time Soon « blog maverick
Jeff Fortenberry: Crunchy Congressman | The American Conservative
2012.05.13 – 20:48
Jeff Fortenberry: Crunchy Congressman | The American Conservative “The tax code is weighted toward the ultra-wealthy and ultra-wealthy corporations, and has created an offshore aristocracy of people who can afford to hire an army of accountants and lawyers. This shifts the tax burden to small businesses, entrepreneurs, and others.”
Introducing P+CORP: Points + Corsi Over Replacement Player – Fear The Fin
2012.05.11 – 16:17
Introducing P+CORP: Points + Corsi Over Replacement Player – Fear The Fin
Blog: Rod Dreher: Those Catechized By Pagans
2012.05.11 – 14:37
Those Catechized By Pagans Rod Dreher, Rod Dreher
Blog: Dilbert.com Blog: Venture Capital
2012.05.11 – 10:37
Venture Capital (author unknown), Dilbert.com Blog
Blog: Flip Flop Fly Ballin’: The second championship game, 1866: Atlantics of Brooklyn vs….
2012.05.11 – 00:22
The second championship game, 1866: Atlantics of Brooklyn vs…. (author unknown), Flip Flop Fly Ballin'
Clayton Christensen’s “How Will You Measure Your Life?” — HBS Working Knowledge
2012.05.10 – 10:55
Clayton Christensen’s “How Will You Measure Your Life?” — HBS Working Knowledge The Trap of Marginal Thinking
Angel No More: Why One of Silicon Valley’s Savviest Investors Has Shut His Wallet | Epicenter | Wired.com
2012.05.10 – 10:17
Angel No More: Why One of Silicon Valley’s Savviest Investors Has Shut His Wallet | Epicenter | Wired.com
Blog: Dave Winer’s “Scripting News” weblog: When carpetbaggers rule
2012.05.10 – 10:07
When carpetbaggers rule (author unknown), Dave Winer's "Scripting News" weblog
Twitter: @jakemarsh
2012.05.09 – 18:29
jakemarsh This is a genius tactic to encourage users to buy your app: http://t.co/lTXJixd9
YouTube: PandoList: Webizen Tim O’Reilly On The Next Generation Of Government
2012.05.09 – 18:29
PandoList: Webizen Tim O’Reilly On The Next Generation Of Government PandoDaily
David Mamet’s Imaginary Opponents – The Daily Beast
2012.05.09 – 11:02
David Mamet’s Imaginary Opponents – The Daily Beast ” To answer them by invoking the superior merits of capitalism over socialism is like an auto mechanic answering questions about a malfunctioning car by launching into a speech about the superiority of the automobile over the horse as a means of conveyance.”