"Oh, Bite It! A Full Sink is the Sign of a Great Day!"
November 25, 2015
A bunch of great-looking but probably not too good for you recipes. Example: "Bacon Fried Mozzarella Sticks".
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November 2015
"Battleship Probability Calculator"
November 25, 2015
Something the world has needed.
"Pension data tell different stories — depending on your stance"
November 24, 2015
Nice brief exposition of how the public employees' union and everybody else can take two very different views.
"These Are The 20 Worst [Small] Cities In The US - Spot The Common Theme"
November 24, 2015
Take a wild guess.
"Why Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac survived"
November 24, 2015
One of the many, many examples of why many people don't trust our federal government.
"How to Solve the Hardest Logic Puzzle Ever"
November 24, 2015
"Beware of Nobel Laureates Bearing Snake Oil"
November 23, 2015
John Tamny energetically criticizes Akerlof and Shiller's recent Phishing for Pfools.
(And Tamny doesn't even discuss probably the biggest objection, known since at least the Roman Empire: even if there really are smart people like Akerlof and Shiller who could potentially improve our welfare by telling us what to do, Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
"Let Go of Irrational Fears"
November 23, 2015
"Irrational" is exaggerated. But the article makes an excellent case that many things that make news and that people worry about are low-probability events.
"It's time to stop the whining about charter schools"
November 23, 2015
Editorial in the Los Angeles Times (not a member of the vast right-wing conspiracy).
"Texas vs. California Update for November 12, 2015"
November 23, 2015
On most of the man-made stuff Texas seems to be winning. (Overregulation of "stealth dorms" bears watching, however.)