Troppo proposes, the UK government disposes
In this post a while back I explored an idea as follows: I was driving through the Burnley tunnel today. It has three lanes. As...
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Crowdsourcing the crisis: Bug-fixing the next stimulus
A short column in the Age published today Reduce the bugbears with some beta-tested policies THERE'S a saying made famous by Eric S. Raymond, the...
Some cheery thoughts (not) from some smart people
Carmen M. Reinhart, Kenneth S. Rogoff NBER Working Paper No. 14656 Issued in January 2009 This paper examines the depth and duration of the slump...
A New Blog on the Block
One of Nicholas Gruen's favorite people, William Easterly has joined the blogosphere to keep the Aid bastards honest. Today, I foist a new blog called...
American Rust
I sometimes like to try to get the feel of the prosperity of a US era from films and TV shows made at the time...
Counter-intuitive findings on road accidents
A feed on US road accidents summer vs winter etc. A feed from Organizations and Markets. Does the inclement weather have you worried about sliding...