Paul Krugman: I was startled last week when Mr. Obama, in an interview with Bloomberg News, questioned the case for limiting financial-sector pay: “Why is it,” he asked, “that we’re going to cap executive compensation for Wall Street bankers but … Continue reading →

So how well do incentives work?

I find it simply amazing that, one thousand years ago, people were drinking excellent beer and singing this fantastic song and that even now, one thousand years later, beer is still excellent and the song is still fantastic. There were … Continue reading →

I have been a Rhapsody subscriber for several years. The service they provide is fantastic: Think of a song. Any song. Play it. I suspect that people who suggest “try Pandora” (and there are many of you) probably don’t get … Continue reading →

There a tiny storm in my corner of the interwebs. Bob Wright wrote a book – The Evolution of God – and Jerry Coyne wrote a review trashing it. Then Coyne and Jim Manzi got into a blogs ‘n’ handbags  … Continue reading →

It’s because you have a crazy, mixed up view of what women are supposed to look like. (sizes are UK sizes which are different from american sizes) Results of a survey by Fabulous Magazine