Yesterday, we reported on a story quoting a Psystar attorney claiming that the unauthorized Mac clone manufacturer was in the process of winding down its business in the wake of a permanent injunction issued against it by a federal court

December 20, 2009 12:40 AM, by Bryan Caplan) I zoomed through Kling-Schulz's From Poverty to Prosperity. The honest truth: It is the best book I've read all year, and the best book of interviews with economists ever written. If you're

December 20, 2009 12:27 AM, by Bryan Caplan) The quote was from DeLong's rave review of The Accidental Theorist. The next sentence reads:But all these are outweighed by one fact: he is almost always--not always, but almost always--right.Even in 1999,

December 19, 2009 06:19 PM, by Arnold Kling) Read Scott Sumner's post. I would distill it as arguing that macroeconomics and monetary theory follow a cyclical pattern. 1. During good times, such as the Great Moderation, a view develops that

December 19, 2009 03:48 PM, by Bryan Caplan) "Critics of Paul Krugman call him acerbic and boastful, unfair on the attack and unwilling to make concessions on the defense, certain that he is correct, and always sure that those who

With a major trend shift potentially occurring in both the US Dollar Index and the...

Healthcare prices are a mishmash for lots of reasons, but one of the main ones is...

December 19, 2009 03:23 PM, by Bryan Caplan) Maybe I'm just misinterpreting this passage, but I feel the need to correct one of my favorite textbook authors. Alex Tabarrok writes:A fall in wages increases the incentive to hire (call this

Thats the title of an article I wrote for the UCSD Economics Departments Economics...

December 19, 2009 02:16 PM, by Bryan Caplan) Penny: He's a really good-looking guy, and I thought he was kind of cheesy at first... Billy: [quietly] Trust your instincts. Penny: But, he turned out to be totally sweet. Sometimes people

More of the same for the averages. On the weekly time frame the Russell 2000 remains...

Cost of a Sears VCR in 1981: 1389.88, or 187.3 hours of work 23.4 days or 4.7...

The Democrats may just pass their health care reform bill by Christmas, a nice Christmas gift and end of the year win for

In a testy debate, members of the Arizona House approved a bill that cuts $194 million from the state budget, sending the bill to Gov. Jan Brewer, who is expected to sign it.

While other contributors to state revenues have dropped off severely, the Arizona Lottery has been a growing source of tens of millions of dollars per year since its inception in 1980.

Volunteering won't pay the bills but it can make a job applicant a more attractive candidate and lead to connections that could result in a new position, career experts said.

After being self-employed for 25 years in the gas station and convenience store business, I tried my hand at being a bank manager.

By not participating you could tarnish your reputation, because you always want to be seen as a team player.

The National Retail Federation reports almost half of all retailers are now using social-networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter to build relationships and sell merchandise.