Tuesday, September 29, 2009

I Find the "Great Trust Offensive", well, Offensive

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It often takes me a while to catch up on all the magazines, newsletters, blogs, etc. around here, but I finally got around to reading an imp...
Sunday, September 27, 2009

Warning: Here Comes Another Advertisement

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Thanks to the New York Times , I learned yesterday that WGBH-TV in Boston was broadcasting and webcasting a Harvard philosophy course, ...
Friday, September 25, 2009

We're "Shocked, Shocked" ...

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... except that, sadly, we're not. Today's New York Times carries a report by Gardiner Harris and David Halbfinger with this ...
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Thank You, Messrs. Sen and Stiglitz...

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... for articulating one of my long-standing complaints about economics and economic measures of performance. According to Peter Goodman...
Friday, September 18, 2009

O Would Some Power the Giftie Gie Us....

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...to see ourselves as others see us. This quote from Scottish poet Robert Burns came to me when I saw this "surprising" headline...
Sunday, September 13, 2009

Truth Be Told ... It's Not Always the Truth We're Told

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For a couple of years now, there has been rising concern about bisphenol-A (BPA), a chemical which is used to make hard, clear plastic, comm...
Friday, September 11, 2009

Leave the Ghostwriting to the Ouija Boards, Please

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Today's New York Times has an excellent, and depressing, article by Duff Wilson and Natasha Singer headlined "Ghostwriting is Cal...