A few things I’ve been reading
Friday, July 25th, 2008A few links to articles I found interesting:
Who should shape drug policy? (more…)
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Attention Must Be Paid
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008Linkage!
- Professor Bainbridge concludes that frightfully obvious things are true.
- IOZ has kittens.
- Will Wilkinson rides a bike.
- Fafblog tells the story of Gorilla Jesus.
- Tim Lee on the utter lack of political risk in standing up to anti-liberty fear-mongering.
Link roundup 05/05/08
Friday, May 2nd, 2008Jesus made me puke: Rolling stone goes undercover at a Megachurch
Wetland water treatment: Georgia town finds creating wetlands solution to water shortage problem. Score one for innovative ideas coming from the local level.
Lasik, benefits fuzzy for some?: This is not really an AOTP-relevant link. However, I put it up as a public service announcement.
Denmark tops Economist magazine’s business environment rankings: It seems social safety net not incompatible with good business environment and responsive labor market. Think “flexicurity”. (HT: Will Wilkinson, who quips “These United States finish just under Sweden. If only we could adopt the Nordic model and have a less fettered capitalism!”)
Federal ‘Reading First’ program not helping kids read better, said study: No Child Left Behind centerpiece program not helping kids get ahead either.
DC Madam commits suicide: Faced with up to six years in jail.
Clinton-McCain Gas-tax holiday panned by economists Duh! In related news, Obama hits back with blunt 60 second spot.
Labor gets bigger, but does that means stronger?: Meet Andy Stern. He is growing SEIU membership despite the current hostile environment against unions. But is he doing so by giving away the store in closed-door meetings with bosses? (more…)