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Keynes: The Rise, Fall, and Return of the 20th Century's Most Influential Economist Book Review

Keynes The Rise, Fall, and Return of the 20th Century's Most Influential Economist by Peter Clarke Bloomsbury Press 2009 $20.00; 211 pages ISBN 9781608190232 I received this book for free as part of LibraryThing's Early Reviewers program. This is a fun little book, and by

Is the Economy Legible

I am an amateur in most of the fields that I enjoy commenting on in this blog. In my own field, I get as annoyed as anyone else when an ill-informed outsider buts in. Nevertheless, like Chesterton, I think amateurs ought to be allowed their say, especially since so many

Linkfest 2017-08-04

Director Neill Blomkamp breaks down his new sci-fi short Rakka An interview with Neill Blomkamp where he explains the idea behind Rakka, and the business model he is working with. The Verge has a number of other interviews with Blomkamp linked from here. I’m a Leaver who would be

Linkfest 2017-07-07

Jacob Rees-Mogg announces baby Sixtus Initially, I was sure this was a joke. Then I saw this on BBC. Should Tyler Cowen Believe in God? Yes. But he needs to be convinced. Why a record number of university places might not be a good thing Ed West cites Peter Turchin

Linkfest 2017-06-30

Yesterday, June 29th, was the 61st anniversary of President Eisenhower's signing of the bill that authorized the construction of the Interstate Highway System. Minimum wage fight may heat up after new study finds jobs and hours fell in Seattle This minimum wage study in Seattle is fascinating. It

Cheap Houses in Tokyo

Following this thread from Twitter: To Steve Sailer's post on the subject, where one of the comments pointed to this Youtube video: Land in Edogawa is 29,000,000 yen per square meter, which comes out to $3200 per square meter, or about $300 per square foot. Pretty

The Long View: Forever Peace

This book review contains a remarkable prediction, one so bold that even I find it hard to believe. John Reilly claims that work has nearly no elasticity. Would it really make such a difference if all manufacturing jobs were automated? The proportion of people in advanced countries who have such