Stand-Up Economist Blog 
-
Steve Jobs: My half-hearted tribute
Posted 10/06/11
If anybody should have been a fan of Steve Jobs and Apple, it was me. I used an early Macintosh computer at Presidio Middle School in 1987. I went to Reed College, where Jobs spent a semester and studied calligraphy. He spoke at the college’s convocation ceremony my freshman year, and the Reed computer lab [...]
[more]
-
In the news
Posted 9/08/11
Postal Service Struggles to Stay Solvent, and Relevant “The Center for a Better Life has published a very interesting article entitled “Task Force Climate Change: Climate Skepticism and Ways Forward,” by Cmdr. Blake McBride, U.S. Navy Task Force on Climate Change.” One-Child Policy a Surprising Boon for China Girls Panel Hears Grim Details of Venereal [...]
[more]
-
My latest PBS video blog
Posted 9/01/11
Here, complete with Chinese beat-boxing!
[more]
-
In the news
Posted 8/28/11
Amazon Spends Millions to Fight Internet Sales Tax Seeing Irene as Harbinger of a Change in Climate Behind China’s green goals: “For local officials, there is a direct link between achieving these targets – even by the skin of their teeth – and keeping their jobs. This led to the absurd situation last year where [...]
[more]
-
Obituary of my great-aunt June Chapman Ford
Posted 8/23/11
Obituary here. She was my grandmother’s sister and they were both wonderful. They also both attended—as the article notes—”Mrs Wheeler’s Outdoor School in Hartford”. My grandmother used to tell me stories about how they would learn outside in the winter (with finger holes cut in their gloves so they could write) and then go inside [...]
[more]
-
In the news
Posted 8/23/11
Aliens may destroy humanity to protect other civilisations, say scientists. “This article was amended on 19 August 2011. The subhead said the report was “for NASA”. This has been corrected.” 50 Mac essentials Even more about pork in China: China Plans to Release Some of Its Pork Stockpile to Hold Down Prices, China to Release [...]
[more]
-
In the news
Posted 8/15/11
King County’s death-penalty dilemma: Soaring cost worth it? As Texas Dries Out, Life Falters and Fades The Hope That Flows From History, By CHRISTINA D. ROMER (a comparison of the Great Depression and now) Chinese Director’s Path From Rebel to Insider Washington Carbon Tax: New Model and Analysis: How a BC-style carbon tax would work [...]
[more]
-
In the news
Posted 7/31/11
At Least 35 Killed and 210 Hurt in Crash of 2 Trains in China, Train Wreck in China Heightens Unease on Safety Standards, In Baring Facts of Train Crash, Blogs Erode China Censorship (but note that the Great Firewall has suddenly started blocking nytimes.com; fortunately I have VPN access), Chinese Officials Blame Design Flaws in [...]
[more]
-
In the news
Posted 7/18/11
Chinese Web Search Giant Serves Two Masters Politicians Can’t Agree on Debt? Well, Neither Can Economists The Voice of a GPS Device on Your Phone, at a Price China Urges U.S. to Protect Creditors by Raising Debt. See also Krugman’s Getting to Crazy Murder Conviction Most Foul, more bad news about the death penalty Death [...]
[more]
-
In the news
Posted 7/10/11
What Obama Wants, By PAUL KRUGMAN: “In last weekend’s presidential address… Mr. Obama had this to say about the economics of the budget: “Government has to start living within its means, just like families do…” No, the government shouldn’t budget the way families do; on the contrary, trying to balance the budget in times of [...]
[more]
