Month: July 2024

The “Triangle Man” is now 100 years old. University of Chicago economist Arnold Harberger turns 100 today. Unless I’m wrong, he’s still going strong, even […]

Julius Probst It directed me to this interesting map: When looking at a graph, I often find it useful to consider more than one factor. […]

As measured by the coincidence index, in the last 3 months: Figure 1: The 3-month growth in the index map coincides. Swing states are defined. […]

For Rep/Dem, 53/51 cents. Notes: Finally o end of day observation July 26. + state 4pm ET on 7/27/2024. For 47th President Kamala Harris, 51 […]

Late last May, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee to the rising technology of productive AI. A compelling motive for Altman’s […]

1. Yes, cruelty is looked down upon, including in El Salvador. 2. Narrative film by James C. Scott. 3. Timothy Gowers on DeepMind’s mathematical results. […]

I’ve only seen quotes, but a lot of people are upset. I can confirm that “this is not what I would have done,” but perhaps […]

First of all, I like the old liberal strands of the right, not the New Right strands, as I have repeatedly argued in the past. […]

WA man charged after stripping and assaulting crew on flight to Melbourne The Australian (Robin K). Are we going to have to add “WA man” […]

After a 2018 decision by the US Supreme Court, 38 states have legalized sports gambling. We study how this policy has impacted consumers’ financial health […]